Definition of befoul Befoul

be•foul

We found 7 definitions of befoul from 5 different sources.

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What does befoul mean?

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Verb
befoul - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
  foul, defile, maculate
  attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • befoul (a.)
    To make foul; to soil.
  • befoul (a.)
    To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • befoul
    be-fowl′, v.t. to make foul: to soil

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  • befoul, verb, present, 1st person singular of befoul (infinitive).
  • befoul, verb (infinitive).

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