bevuilen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bəˈvœy̯.lə(n)/

verb

Definitions

to sully (to corrupt or damage)
to dirty, to soil, to defile, to stain, to sully (to make dirty or impure)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bevulen.

Origin

Middle Dutch

bevulen

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Cognates and derived terms

befile English
defilable English
defile English
defilement English
defiler English
defilest English
defileth English
file English
befilen Middle English
defilen Middle English
bevulen Middle Dutch