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- Dictionarybefoul/bɪˈfaʊl/
verb
- 1. make dirty; pollute: "the dangers of letting industry befoul the environment"
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The meaning of BEFOUL is to make foul (as with dirt or waste). How to use befoul in a sentence.
To befoul something is to make it really dirty. If you befoul your shoes in the mud, don't wear them inside the house or you'll also befoul the carpet.
Befoul definition: to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully. See examples of BEFOUL used in a sentence.
noun. Word origin. ME befoulen < OE befylan: see be- & foul. befoul in American English. (bɪˈfaul) transitive verb. to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully. a bird that befouls its own nest. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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Define befoul. befoul synonyms, befoul pronunciation, befoul translation, English dictionary definition of befoul. tr.v. be·fouled , be·foul·ing , be·fouls 1. To make dirty; soil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of. American Heritage®...
Aug 19, 2024 · Verb. [edit] befoul (third-person singular simple present befouls, present participle befouling, simple past and past participle befouled) To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement. (figuratively) To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
