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verb · transitive

besully

besully · besullies · besullied · besullying

To make sullied or soiledTo make sullied or soiled; defile.

Meaning

1 senses

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 form	besully · to besully
3rd person singular	besullies
Present participle	besullying
Past simple	besullied
Past participle	besullied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	besully
he, she, it	besullies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

besullied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have besullied
he, she, it	has besullied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will besully

Synonyms

50 synonyms

blurB2 contaminateB2 dirtyA1 fileB2 foulB2 soilB1 spotB2 stainB2 bedirty befile blemish sully assoil beclart

Lessons 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

bestie bestowB2 bestsellerB2 betB1

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