To protect the convoy from enfilading fire, the sappers defile the ridge by building earthen parapets and revetments.

Her careless remark defiles the reputation she spent years building.

The army advanced cautiously through the mountain defiles to avoid ambush.

The monk spent years meditating to overcome his defilements.

Despite strict precautions, the ancient altar remained defilable in the eyes of the villagers who feared any contact.

The Victorian sermon warned young men against self-defilement, citing spiritual and social consequences.

Thou defiledst the chapel with thy careless boots.

The villagers whispered about the shrine's defiledness after outsiders left trash and graffiti.