befoul

• Устаревший глагол, означающий делать грязным, пачкать или осквернять; загрязнять или развращать.

An archaic verb meaning to make dirty, foul, or defile; to pollute or corrupt.

1. Make dirty or polluteC2formal

   To make something dirty, stained, or impure, often by physical contact or contamination.

   Загрязнять

   • The factory's waste befouled the nearby river.
   • His careless actions befouled the reputation of the entire team.
   • The once pristine beach was befouled by litter and oil.

   Synonymsbegrimecontaminatedefiledirtyfoulpollutesoilstainsullytaint

   Antonymsclarifycleandecontaminatepurify