bevuilen — meaning in English

English meaning

• befoul verb To make something dirty or polluted.
• defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
• dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
• soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
• sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.

Senses

bevuilen is used for these senses in English:

• befoul To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
• defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
• dirty (transitive) To make (something) dirty.

befoul — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty or polluted.
2. verb To soil something with feces.
3. verb To damage someone's reputation, as if leaving a stain on it.
4. verb To get caught up with something in a way that stops it moving properly.

defile — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

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