befoul

be·foul

B0160100 (bĭ-foul′)tr.v. be·fouled, be·foul·ing, be·fouls 1. To make dirty; soil. See Synonyms at contaminate.2. To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of.

befoul

(bɪˈfaʊl) vb (tr) to make dirty or foul; soil; defile beˈfouler n beˈfoulment n

be•foul

(bɪˈfaʊl)

v.t. to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile. [1275–1325] be•foul′er, n. be•foul′ment, n.

befoul

Past participle: befouled
Gerund: befouling

Imperative
befoul
befoul

Present
I befoul
you befoul
he/she/it befouls
we befoul
you befoul
they befoul

Preterite
I befouled
you befouled
he/she/it befouled
we befouled
you befouled
they befouled

Present Continuous
I am befouling
you are befouling
he/she/it is befouling
we are befouling
you are befouling
they are befouling

Present Perfect
I have befouled
you have befouled
he/she/it has befouled
we have befouled
you have befouled
they have befouled

Past Continuous
I was befouling
you were befouling
he/she/it was befouling
we were befouling
you were befouling
they were befouling

Past Perfect
I had befouled
you had befouled
he/she/it had befouled
we had befouled
you had befouled
they had befouled

Future
I will befoul
you will befoul
he/she/it will befoul
we will befoul
you will befoul
they will befoul

Future Perfect
I will have befouled
you will have befouled
he/she/it will have befouled
we will have befouled
you will have befouled
they will have befouled

Future Continuous
I will be befouling
you will be befouling
he/she/it will be befouling
we will be befouling
you will be befouling
they will be befouling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been befouling
you have been befouling
he/she/it has been befouling
we have been befouling
you have been befouling
they have been befouling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been befouling
you will have been befouling
he/she/it will have been befouling
we will have been befouling
you will have been befouling
they will have been befouling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been befouling
you had been befouling
he/she/it had been befouling
we had been befouling
you had been befouling
they had been befouling

Conditional
I would befoul
you would befoul
he/she/it would befoul
we would befoul
you would befoul
they would befoul

Past Conditional
I would have befouled
you would have befouled
he/she/it would have befouled
we would have befouled
you would have befouled
they would have befouled

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Verb

1.

befoul - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"maculate, defile, foulattaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

befoul

verb1. To make dirty:begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully.2. To contaminate the reputation of:besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish.Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.

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