befoul
verb (used with object)
to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully.
befouls
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present tense formof befoul (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And when drilling goes bad, it befouls the environment and the greater economy.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
For all the burlesque that befouls our politics, the quadrennial ritual on January 20 is when we are humbled by the reminder of our own solemn charge.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 20, 2021
Perhaps most distressing about SantaCon is its size and the way that it shuts down and befouls dozens of blocks.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2013
Author and Nantucket Home Owner David Halberstam says that the plan represents "an ecological awakening, a sense of the fragility of the islands, a recognition that what befouls one area befouls all areas."
From Time Magazine Archive
There is an old proverb, "'Tis an ill bird that befouls its own nest"; a curious chapter thereupon, with many modern examples, might nevertheless be written.
From The Enemies of Books by William Blades
