befoul

Meaning

1. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
2. (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
3. (figuratively) To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
4. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

Synonyms

foul

soil

besmirch

defile

maculate

dirty

pollute

grime

bedaub

bedraggle

moil

muck

muddy

profane

slobber

slur

smear

smirch

splotch

stain

sully

taint

smutch

muddy up

begrime

bemire

besmear

bespatter

blacken

desecrate

draggle

foul up

mire

Translations

ensuciar

λερώνω

lino

beschmutzen

μολύνω

manchar

salir

souiller

imbrattare

insudiciare

bevuilen

conspurcar

contaminar

emporcar

macular

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈfaʊl/

Etymology

From be- + foul.