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be·foul
 befoul
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- pronunciation:
- b
faUl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
befouls, befouling, befouled |
| definition 1: |
to make foul; defile.
- similar words:
- defile, foul, pollute
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| definition 2: |
to speak ill of; disparage exceedingly.
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| related words: |
contaminate, soil, sully, violate, vitiate |
adverb + (v.)befoul
fortunately, somehow, thickly
(v.)befoul
+ noun
air,
blare,
corruption,
dough,
excess,
excrement,
fertilizer,
fountain,
fume,
gasoline,
hog,
luster,
mire,
mold,
mud,
organ,
phosphate,
spit,
storeroom,
sweat,
urine,
villain,
wilderness,
wolverine
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| derivations: |
befouler (n.), befoulment (n.) |
The word befoul
contains the following part:
be-
Old English
prefix
that means to cover or surround with; to act on or change another.
  More about this word part:
The prefix be-
forms verbs from nouns and verbs.
Example words:
bedaub, bedazzle, bedeck, bedevil, bedew, bedim, bedizen, befall, befit, befog, befoul, befriend, befuddle, beget, begird, begrime, begrudge, beguile, behold, bejewel, belabor, belie, belong, beloved, bemuse, benighted, berate, beset, besiege, besmear, besmirch, besot, bespangle, bespatter, bespeak, bespectacled, bespread, bestow, bestride, betake, bethink, betide, betray, betroth, bewail, beware, bewilder, bewitch
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