verb
- 1
[T] ~ sth formal
to make something dirty or polluted
गंदा करना, दूषित करना, मैला करना
- Factory waste has befouled the river for years.
- The beach was befouled by oil from the damaged ship.
Synonyms dirty pollute contaminate soil foul
Opposite clean cleanse purify
- 2
[T] ~ sth formal
to damage the good name or reputation of somebody or something
(नाम या प्रतिष्ठा को) कलंकित करना, बदनाम करना
- The scandal befouled the reputation of the whole department.
Synonyms sully tarnish besmirch defile
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