What does BEFOUL mean?
Definitions for BEFOUL
bɪˈfaʊlbe·foul
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Princeton's WordNet
foul, befoul, defile, maculateverb
spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Wiktionary
befoulverb
To make foul; to soil.
befoulverb
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Befoulverb
To make foul; to soil; to dirt.
Etymology: from be and foul.
ChatGPT
befoul
To befoul means to make something dirty or to spoil, pollute, or contaminate it. It can also refer to causing damage to something's pure or respectable qualities.
Webster Dictionary
Befouladjective
to make foul; to soil
Befouladjective
to entangle or run against so as to impede motion
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Befoul
be-fowl′, v.t. to make foul: to soil.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BEFOUL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BEFOUL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of BEFOUL in a Sentence
Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.
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