🧪befoul

verb
/bɪˈfaʊl/

Meaning

to make dirty or polluted; to disgrace or corrupt

Example Sentences

The factory waste befouled the river.

Synonyms

pollute, defile, contaminate, sully, taint

Antonyms

clean, purify, cleanse

Collocations

befoul the environment, befoul a river, befoul the air, befoul one’s reputation

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