verb
befile
Befile (verb) means to make something filthy or unclean.
verb
1
To make something filthy or unclean.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English befilen, from Old English befȳlan (“to befoul, defile, make dirty”), which traces to Proto-West Germanic *bifūlijan (“to make foul”); equivalent to be- + file. Cognate with Scots befile (“to befile”), West Frisian befûlje (“to dirty”), Dutch bevuilen (“to soil, dirty”) and German Low German befulen (“to soil, pollute”). See also defile.
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What is the meaning of befile?
"befile" (verb) means to make something filthy or unclean.
What is another word for befile?
Other words for "befile" include bedaub, beray, foul, begrime, befilth, defile.
