befoul

[ bih-foul ]

/ bɪˈfaʊl /

to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.

Origin of befoul

First recorded in 1275–1325, befoul is from the Middle English word bi-foulen. See be-, foul

be·foul·er, noun be·foul·ment, noun

Ezra Prentiss, weary and covered with dust, cleaned his befouled rifle and sighed.

The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill |John T. McIntyre
His face whitened with rage, and striding up to Warner he pointed to the befouled whiteness of the deck.

Edward Barry |Louis Becke
Tired and befouled, Rudolph passed through into the torrid glare.

Dragon's blood |Henry Milner Rideout
We were told that the holy-water font and the vestments of the priests had been profaned and befouled.

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium |Hugh Gibson

The world was battered and befouled; inexpressibly loathsome.

Essays on Scandinavian Literature |Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

befoul

/ (bɪˈfaʊl) /

(tr) to make dirty or foul; soil; defile

befouler, noun befoulment, noun