Main Entry:

¹soil

Pronunciation:

\ˈsȯi(-ə)l\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date:

13th century

transitive verb 1 : to stain or defile morally : corrupt 2 : to make unclean especially superficially : dirty 3 : to blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed intransitive verb : to become soiled or dirty