transitive. To make (water) turbid or muddy by stirring up sediment. Frequently figurative or in figurative contexts, now esp. in to roil the waters…
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > pollute or defile [verb (transitive)] > render thick with sediment (3) roil1590 transitive. To make (water) turbid or muddy by stirring up sediment. Frequently figurative or in figurative contexts, now esp. in to roil the waters… bepuddle1642 e.g. a spring. rile1823 transitive. To make (a liquid) turbid or cloudy by stirring up mud, silt, etc.; to muddy; (in later use sometimes more generally) to stir up… |
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