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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1071/
- Published: 2023-01-05T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-29T18:41:36.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

defile (verb,noun,verb):

*verb 1*  
: to make unclean or impure: such as:-  
a : to corrupt the purity or perfection of  
b : to violate the chastity or virginity of  
c : to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating  
d : to violate the sanctity of  
e : sully, dishonor

*noun*  
geology: a narrow passage (as between hills, rocks, or cliffs)

*verb 2*  
military: to march off in a line

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defile?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :The first meaning of the verb defile (unrelated to the second verb defile or its related noun) has a number of uses that are all variations on the idea of making something unclean or impure. These meanings echo the word’s Middle English and Anglo-French ancestry, where defilement is connected to figurative and literal trampling. The ultimate Anglo-French root is fuller, or foller, which means “to trample under foot,” “to oppress”—or literally, “to full.” Full in this case is a technical term: when you full woolen cloth you shrink and thicken it by moistening, heating, and pressing it. Originally, the pressing part was done by trampling it with the feet.

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