be foul

verb (used with object)

to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English bi-foulen. See be-, foul

Related forms

be·foul·er, noun

be·foul·ment, noun

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befoul (bɪˈfaʊl)

—vb
	(tr) to make dirty or foul; soil; defile

be'fouler

—n

be'foulment

—n

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befoul

early 14c., from be- + foul (v.).

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