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befoul

2 antonyms for befoul — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To make something dirty or polluted.

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1. verb

To make something dirty or polluted.

“Only the four walls of his home still stood, blackened and smoking with the sluggish, stinking smoke that befouled the sea-wind.”

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2. verb

To damage someone's reputation, as if leaving a stain on it.

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Etymology

Formed from be- and foul.

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