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Defailed vs Defiled - What's the difference?

defailed | defiled |

As verbs the difference between defailed and defiled

is that defailed is (defail) while defiled is (defile).

As an adjective defiled is

impure; dirty.

defailed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (defail)

    • defail

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cause to fail.
    • (Webster 1913)

    defiled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • impure; dirty

    • See also

    * sullied * tainted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (defile)

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