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Befoul v. t. (past & past part. befouled; pres. part. befouling)

To make foul; to soil.

To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

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Etymology of 'Befoul'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Befoul" Quotes from Famous Books

... Spaniards, is the getting out of the posada." For as neither king nor people are at much expence to make or mend the high ways, except just about the capital cities, they are dry or wet, rough or smooth, steep or rugged, just as the weather or the soil happens to favour or befoul them.—Now, here is a riddle for your son; I know he is an adept, ...

— A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 - Volume 1 (of 2) • Philip Thicknesse

... the heaviest of his crimes were inspired by this wife of his, who sought to befoul his name in the ears of the people whom she led him to oppress, and how bitter jealousy drove him to cruel acts, the last and worst of which caused him foully to violate the law of hospitality, and in attempting to bring ...

— Ayesha - The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed • H. Rider Haggard

... that he shall behold the face of the Queen in a mirror. Provide that some fair woman of the city show her face, and then let him depart in peace, showing him friendship. He shall not know he hath not seen the beauty he would befoul." ...

— The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories • L. Adams Beck

Words linked to "Befoul" : dishonor, dishonour, disgrace, shame, defile