defile in Tagalog
banawag
/dɪˈfaɪl/US/dəˈfaɪl/
defile in Tagalog: banawag. In English, defile means to make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
Tagalog words for defile
- narrow passage or way, especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains
- banawag
English meaning of defile
- verb To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- verb To make (someone or something) morally impure or unclean; to corrupt, to tarnish.
- verb To act inappropriately towards or vandalize (something sacred or special); to desecrate, to profane.
- verb To cause (something or someone) to become ritually unclean.
defile in a sentence
- To urinate on someone’s grave is an example of a way to defile it.
- The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl.
Synonyms of defile
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Questions about defile in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of defile in Tagalog?
- Defile in Tagalog is banawag.
- Ano ang defile sa Tagalog?
- Defile: banawag.
- What does defile mean in English?
- Defile means to make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
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