befoul
verb
be·foul
bi-ˈfau̇(-ə)l 
bē-
befouled; befouling; befouls
1
: to make foul (as with dirt or waste)
Examples of befoul in a Sentence
pollutants that befoul the air and water
unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter
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The natural world may be past saving, particularly as a habitat for the species that has so utterly befouled it, and, yet, what else is there to do but keep on keeping on?
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Capitalism is degrading us, killing us and befouling our world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
At a 2019 commencement address, Mr. Adams told a story about intimidating a neighbor whose dog was befouling his yard.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 1 June 2023
This roman à clef series begins with the patriarch of the Roy clan, Logan (Brian Cox), urinating on a carpet (evoking The Big Lebowski, befouling us).
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Capitalism is degrading us, killing us and befouling our world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
At a 2019 commencement address, Mr. Adams told a story about intimidating a neighbor whose dog was befouling his yard.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 1 June 2023
This roman à clef series begins with the patriarch of the Roy clan, Logan (Brian Cox), urinating on a carpet (evoking The Big Lebowski, befouling us).
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Befoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befoul. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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befoul
verb
be·foul
bi-ˈfau̇(ə)l
: to make dirty : soil
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