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befoul

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of befoul

1 to make dirty

  • unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter
Synonyms of befoul

begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Words Related to befoul

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

discolor

confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle

colly [chiefly British dialect], crock [dialect]
Near Antonyms of befoul

decontaminate, purge, purify

disinfect, sanitize

brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe

brighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up)

straighten (up), tidy (up)
Antonyms of befoul

clean, cleanse

2 to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

  • the enemy had befouled the water in all of the areaʼs wells with animal carcasses
Synonyms of befoul

contaminate, defile, foul, poison, pollute, taint
Words Related to befoul

infect

begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul up, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

corrupt, rot, spoil

adulterate, doctor

dilute, water down
Near Antonyms of befoul

clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, distill (also distil), purge

filter

disinfect, sanitize, sterilize
Antonyms of befoul

decontaminate, purify

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