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ensuciar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • besmirch verb To make dirty.
  • 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.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • smirch noun Dirt, or a stain.
  • 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

ensuciar is used for these senses in English:

  • besmirch (transitive, literary) To make dirty.
  • defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
  • dirty (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
  • dirty (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  • smirch (transitive, archaic) To dirty; to make dirty.
  • sully (transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.

besmirch — full definition

  1. verb To make dirty.
  2. verb To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

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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