to befoul
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9.4
- verb
- /bɪˈfaʊl/
:
contaminar
- Pungent gasoline fumes befouled the air.
Examples
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The result is that they will befoul the air, water, and land while also distributing products that could maim or kill consumers.
Academic text (2016) -
And this evil has befouled my people as well !
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" They befoul the dead who fall in battle."
Fiction book (1994) -
The living have befouled this world long enough.
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In the process, they have befouled our food and water supply.
Blog text (11) -
Even in rural areas, once-pristine national parks are befouled with ozone pollution.
Academic text (2005) -
A dark vapor choked the city; a smell of phosphate and urine befouled the air.
Fiction book (1994) -
The factory's waste was dumped into the river, which soon became befouled with harmful chemicals.
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Due to negligence, the once-clear lake is now befouled by garbage and pollutants.
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After the storm, the beautiful beach was befouled with debris and oil spills.
Synonyms
248
4.9
To make things like water or soil unsafe by adding harmful substances
109
3.4
To make water, air or land dirty by adding harmful waste
38
8.6
To make something dirty or harm its reputation
18
4.5
To make something dirty or blocked so it does not work properly
14
1.0
To make something unclean or covered with dirt
1
9.4
To cover something with dark dirt so it becomes dirty
To make something dirty or stained
To mark with spots or stains
To cover someone or something with mud
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word befoul comes from the part be- meaning 'make' and the word foul meaning 'dirty' or 'bad', like in befriend where be- helps make a verb. So, to befoul something is to 'make' it 'dirty' or to spoil it.