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Webster 1913 Edition


Defiler

De-fil′er

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Noun.
One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

Webster 1828 Edition


Defiler

DEFILER

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Noun.
One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

Definition 2024


défiler

défiler

See also: defiler

French

Verb

défiler

  1. (intransitive) To parade or march.
  2. (intransitive) To appear one after the other.
    Les malades défilaient dans mon bureau toute la journée. — I had patients in my office all day.
  3. (intransitive) To unfold; to happen.
    Ma vie a défilé devant mes yeux. — My life flashed before my eyes.
  4. (computing, intransitive) To scroll.
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) To slip away or off.
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) To wiggle out of something; to cop out.
  7. (transitive) To undo thread that has been spun.

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