befilth
befilth verb: to cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
Verb
befilth (third-person singular simple present befilths, present participle befilthing, simple past and past participle befilthed)
- To cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
- How people, with any pretence to decency or cleanliness, can, for a day, sit voiceless and patient and see these brutes destroy and befilth everything, public and private, is difficult to believe.1890, Albert Kimsey Owen, Integral Co-operation at Work ... - Page 105
- Shall he be crest-fall'n, if some looser brain, In flux of wit uncivilly befilth His slight composures? Shall his bosom faint, If drunken Censure belch out sour breath From Hatred's surfeit on his labour's front? Nay, say some half a dozen rancorous [...]1922, Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams, The Jonson Allusion-book
befilth meaning in Tamil
befilth in Tamil
- இழிவுபடுத்து
Synonyms of befilth
Forms of befilth
| third-person singular present | befilths |
|---|---|
| present participle | befilthing |
| past participle | befilthed |
| past | befilthed |
Origin of befilth
From be- (“on, about, all over”) + filth.
Words that rhyme with befilth
Questions about befilth
- What does befilth mean?
- Befilth means to cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
- What is befilth in Tamil?
- Befilth in Tamil is இழிவுபடுத்து. See Befilth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is befilth?
- Befilth is a verb.
- What is the past tense of befilth?
- The past tense of befilth is befilthed.
Words near befilth in the dictionary
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