befilth

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bɪˈfɪlθ/ UK /bɪˈfɪlθ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make filthy; to soil thoroughly

The flood befilthed every room on the ground floor.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make filthy; to soil... foul befoul soil dirty besmirch pollute defile

Opposites

cleanse clean

Word family

Related forms filth foul filthy

Etymology

From the intensive prefix be- + filth. Filth is from Old English fȳlþ ('foulness, impurity'), an abstract noun from fūl ('foul').

be- Old English fȳlþ Old English

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# befilth

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈfɪlθ/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈfɪlθ/

## Meanings
1. to make filthy; to soil thoroughly

## Examples
- The flood befilthed every room on the ground floor.

## Synonyms
- foul
- befoul
- soil
- dirty
- besmirch
- pollute
- defile

## Antonyms
- cleanse
- clean

## Related Forms
- filth
- foul
- filthy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: fȳlþ

## Etymology
From the intensive prefix be- + filth. Filth is from Old English fȳlþ ('foulness, impurity'), an abstract noun from fūl ('foul').

## AI Etymology
Befilth is from the intensive prefix be- + filth. Filth is from Old English fȳlþ ('foulness, impurity'), an abstract noun from fūl ('foul'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and fȳlþ (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make filthy; to soil thoroughly. The wider family includes related words such as filth, foul, and filthy.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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