Meaning

1 senses
  1. To make sullied or soiled; defile.

Origin

From Middle English bisulien, from Old English besylian (“to soil, stain”), equivalent to

From Middle English bisulien, from Old English besylian (“to soil, stain”), equivalent to be- + sully.

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Forms

besullies, besullying, besullied, besullied
Base formbesully · to besully
3rd person singularbesullies
Present participlebesullying
Past simplebesullied
Past participlebesullied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybesully
he, she, itbesullies

Past simpleLesson

all personsbesullied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave besullied
he, she, ithas besullied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill besully

Synonyms

51 synonyms

See also

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