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BEFOUL

\bɪfˈa͡ʊl], \bɪfˈa‍ʊl], \b_ɪ_f_ˈaʊ_l]\

Definitions of BEFOUL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To dirty: to soil: to tarnish. "Lawyers can live without befouling each other's names."-Trollope.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To soil; to make dirty; to pollute.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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