mar vs defile

mar and defile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mar	Yes	No	Yes	No
defile	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, defile is a hyponym of mar; that is, defile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mar:

Other hyponyms of mar include cloud, corrupt, sully, taint, blemish, deface, disfigure.

mar (noun)	defile (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

mar (verb)	defile (verb)
destroy or injure severely	spot, stain, or pollute
make imperfect	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon