Meaning

4 senses

  1. (obsolete)To trample underfoot.

  2. (obsolete)To physically crush or break.

  3. (obsolete)To oppress, keep down.

  4. (obsolete)To defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English defoulen, from Old French defouler.

Inherited from Middle English defoulen, from Old French defouler.

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Forms

defouls, defouling, defouled, defouled
Base formdefoul · to defoul
3rd person singulardefouls
Present participledefouling
Past simpledefouled
Past participledefouled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydefoul
he, she, itdefouls

Past simpleLesson

all personsdefouled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill defoul

Synonyms

20 synonyms
abuseB2ravishC2violateB2forceB2oppressB1outrageB2polluteA2rapeB2ravageB2grapeA1constupratedefiledishonourmisuse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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