befoul
verb (used with object)
to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully.
befouled
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past participleof befoul.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof befoul.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
befoulverb (used with object)to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully.
Example Sentences
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But in 2026, nothing comparable exists for our befouled media landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Smudge-ugly oil derricks befouled the graves, and by around 1905, graves and gravestones had been moved to a new Home of Peace, well east of downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
My crime was only discovered after everybody returned from some planned activity I had skipped, fished out their baked potatoes and began choking on their befouled legumes.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
A bad apple might be icky and distasteful, but befouled meat caused a related, but totally distinct, sensation cluster of contamination, queasiness and defilement.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
She screamed when she saw her dripping befouled child.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
