Might mean (unverified): To soil; make dirty, defile.
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▸ verb:  (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.

Similar:
defile, befilth, dirt, befoul, filthen, besmirk, filthify, beray, foul, filthy, more...

Opposite:
cleanse, purify, sanitize, decontaminate

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Similar:
defile, befilth, dirt, befoul, filthen, besmirk, filthify, beray, foul, filthy, more...

Opposite:
cleanse, purify, sanitize, decontaminate



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