De‐file″ (dē̍‐fīl″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Defiled (–fīld″); p. pr. & vb. n.Defiling.] [F. défiler; pref. dé-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row or line. See File a row.] To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.