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1
to make dirty
- unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter
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2
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
- the enemy had befouled the water in all of the area's wells with animal carcasses
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“Befoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befoul. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of befoul was in the 12th century
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