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Synonyms for befoul
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-foul |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfaʊl |
Définition of befoul
Origin :- early 14c., from be- + foul (v.). Related: Befouled; befouling.
- verb contaminate
- You see I have put gloves on, that I may not befoul myself by touching you.
- Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
- They will close in on you tomorrow—you and all the dirty vermin that befoul these cliffs.
- Extract from : « Wappin' Wharf » by Charles S. Brooks
- I could not prevent myself from saying, "Do you think it is nice to befoul your own nest?"
- Extract from : « My Actor-Husband » by Anonymous
- And they deface and spoil the beauty of the land and befoul the water courses.
- Extract from : « Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) » by Melvin Randolph Gilmore
- Can anything be so bad as the living bush which bleeds and talks, or the Harpies who befoul Aeneas's dinner?
- Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
- Self-consciousness compels such creatures to befoul their origin.
- Extract from : « The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore" » by R. D. Blackmore
- He, the officer, must befoul his person and derange his hours of rest and recreation, that others may enjoy.
- Extract from : « Shandygaff » by Christopher Morley
- Why, I would rather lose the power of speech for ever than befoul your ears with the record of my shame.
- Extract from : « A Traitor's Wooing » by Headon Hill
Antonyms for befoul
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