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befouled

verb

Meaning

  1. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
  2. (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
  3. To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
  4. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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