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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Befoul \Be*foul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befouled}; p. pr & vb n. {Befouling}.] [Cf. AS bef?lan; pref. be- + f?lan to foul. See {Foul}, a.] 1. To make foul; to soil. 2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: befoul v : spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {defile}, {maculate}]
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