Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To soil; stain; sully.
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- verb transitive To
cover with or as withsoil ;stain ;sully .
Etymologies
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From Middle English bisoilen, bisuilen, equivalent to be- + soil.
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This is the second scandal to besoil the forthcoming Obama administration in the last month.
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