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Webster 1913 Edition


Befoul

Be-foul′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Befouled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Befouling
.]
[Cf. AS.
bef[GREEK]lan
; pref.
be-
+
f[GREEK]lan
to foul. See
Foul
,
Adj.
]
1.
To make foul; to soil.
2.
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

Webster 1828 Edition


Befoul

BEFOUL'

,
Verb.
T.
To make foul; to soil.

Definition 2024


befoul

befoul

English

Verb

befoul (third-person singular simple present befouls, present participle befouling, simple past and past participle befouled)

  1. To make foul; to soil.
  2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

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