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desfile — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
  • parade noun A public procession, often celebratory, held to mark an occasion.

Senses

desfile is used for these senses in English:

  • defile A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file.
  • parade A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.
  • parade (figurative) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.

defile — full definition

  1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
  2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

parade — full definition

  1. noun A public procession, often celebratory, held to mark an occasion.
  2. verb To march or march something in a public, often showy, display.
  3. verb To display something prominently, often to show it off.

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