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 deedintransitive verb : to become soiled or dirty