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befile
† befile, v. Obs. Forms: inf. 1 be-, bifylan, 3 bifulen(ü), 4 bifilen, (Kentish) bevelen, 6 befyle, befile. [OE. bef{yacu}lan, f. be- 1 + f{yacu}lan to file (:—OTeut. *fûljan, f. f{uacu}l, foul). Afterwards superseded by befoul.] trans. To make foul or dirty; to defile. Hence † befiling vbl. n.c 100... Oxford English Dictionary
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befyle
befyle var. of befile v. Obs. to befoul. Oxford English Dictionary
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bevele
bevele early Kentish form of befile. Oxford English Dictionary
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befoul
befoul, v. (bɪˈfaʊl) [f. be- 5 + foul: a later formation, which ran parallel to befile in ME., and at length displaced it.] trans. To make foul, cover with filth or dirt; often of moral filth; esp. in the proverbial to befoul one's own nest.c 1320 Cast. Love 1147 Al was his face bi-foulet w{supt} sp... Oxford English Dictionary
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defile
▪ I. defile, n.1 (ˈdiːfaɪl, dɪˈfaɪl) Formerly 7–9 defilé, 8 defilee. [a. F. défilé (17th c.), ppl. n. from défiler to defile v.2: the final -é was formerly often made -ee in Eng., but being generally written -e without accent, has come to be treated as e mute, the word being identified in form with ... Oxford English Dictionary
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defoul
▪ I. † deˈfoul, deˈfoil, v. Obs. Forms: α. 3–5 defoule-n, 4–6 defoul(e, defowl(e, (5 defoulle, devoul, def(f)ule, diffowl, dyffowl, 5–6 diffoule). β. 4–6 defoyle, (5 defuyl(e, diffoyle, defoylle), 5–6 defoil. See also defile. [ME. a. OF. defoule-r (defoler, -fuler, -fuller) to trample down, oppress,... Oxford English Dictionary
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