befile
befile · befiles · befiled · befiling
To make filthy; befoul; soilTo make filthy; befoul; soil.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, obsolete)To make filthy; befoul; soil.
Origin
From Middle English befilen, from Old English befȳlan (“to befoul, defile, make dirty”), fFrom Middle English befilen, from Old English befȳlan (“to befoul, defile, make dirty”), from Proto-West Germanic *bifūlijan (“to make foul”), equivalent to be- + file. Cognate with Scots befile (“to befile”), West Frisian befûlje (“to dirty”), Dutch bevuilen (“to soil, dirty”), German Low German befulen (“to soil, pollute”). See also defile.
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Forms
befiles, befiling, befiled, befiledSynonyms
50 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle