Antonyms for befoul


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-foul
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfaʊl


Definition of befoul

Origin :
  • early 14c., from be- + foul (v.). Related: Befouled; befouling.
  • verb contaminate
Example sentences :
  • You see I have put gloves on, that I may not befoul myself by touching you.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • They will close in on you tomorrow—you and all the dirty vermin that befoul these cliffs.
  • Extract from : « Wappin' Wharf » by Charles S. Brooks
  • I could not prevent myself from saying, "Do you think it is nice to befoul your own nest?"
  • Extract from : « My Actor-Husband » by Anonymous
  • And they deface and spoil the beauty of the land and befoul the water courses.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) » by Melvin Randolph Gilmore
  • Can anything be so bad as the living bush which bleeds and talks, or the Harpies who befoul Aeneas's dinner?
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
  • Self-consciousness compels such creatures to befoul their origin.
  • Extract from : « The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore" » by R. D. Blackmore
  • He, the officer, must befoul his person and derange his hours of rest and recreation, that others may enjoy.
  • Extract from : « Shandygaff » by Christopher Morley
  • Why, I would rather lose the power of speech for ever than befoul your ears with the record of my shame.
  • Extract from : « A Traitor's Wooing » by Headon Hill

Synonyms for befoul

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