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(noun) gorge
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
spot, stain, or pollute
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
(verb) maculate, tarnish, sully, stain
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air; Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
(verb) corrupt, sully, taint, cloud
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully someone's reputation