bezoedelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- befoul verb To make something dirty or polluted.
- besmirch verb To make something dirty.
- blur verb To make something unclear, hazy, or difficult to make out.
- defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
- stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
- sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.
Senses
bezoedelen is used for these senses in English:
- befoul To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
- besmirch (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
- blur To smear, stain or smudge.
- defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- stain To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
befoul — full definition
- verb To make something dirty or polluted.
- verb To soil something with feces.
- verb To damage someone's reputation, as if leaving a stain on it.
- verb To get caught up with something in a way that stops it moving properly.
besmirch — full definition
- verb To make something dirty.
- verb To damage or spoil something, especially a person's good name.
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