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befoul.

To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɪˈfaʊl/
  1. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.

    literally
  2. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. To defecate on, to soil with excrement.

    literally · specifically
  3. To stain or mar (e.g., with infamy or disgrace).

    figuratively
  4. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From be- + foul.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.