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| Main Entry: |
soil
[soil]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make dirty |
| Synonyms: | bedraggle, befoul, begrime, besmirch, contaminate, crumb, debase, defile, degrade, dirty, discolor, disgrace, foul, grime, maculate, mess, mess up, muck up, muck, muddy, muss up, muss, pollute, shame, smear, smudge, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean |
| Main Entry: | soiled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty |
| Synonyms: | blemished, faded, filthy, foul, grimy, stained, sullied, taint |
| Antonyms: | clean |
| Main Entry: | bedraggled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unkempt |
| Synonyms: | decrepit, dilapidated, dirty, disheveled, disordered, dowdy, drenched, dripping, faded, messy, muddied, muddy, run-down, seedy, shabby, sloppy, slovenly, sodden, soiled, stained, sullied, tacky, tattered, threadbare, untidy, wet |
| Antonyms: | clean, neat, tidy |
| Main Entry: | black |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty |
| Synonyms: | dingy, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, impure, nasty, soiled, sooty, spotted, squalid, stained, unclean, uncleanly |
| Antonyms: | clean |
| Main Entry: | blacken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | darken |
| Synonyms: | befoul, begrime, blot, cloud, deepen, ebonize, grow dark, grow dim, ink, make dark, shade, smudge, soil |
| Antonyms: | bleach, lighten, whiten |
| Main Entry: | blot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disgrace, disfigure |
| Synonyms: | bespatter, blemish, dirty, discolor, mark, smudge, smut, soil, spoil, spot, stain, sully, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | beautify, grace, prettify |
| Main Entry: | contaminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adulterate |
| Synonyms: | alloy, befoul, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deprave, desecrate, dirty, harm, infect, injure, muck up, pervert, poison, pollute, profane, radioactivate, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate |
| Antonyms: | clean, cure, heal, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | defile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt, violate |
| Synonyms: | abuse, adulterate, befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, deflower, degrade, desecrate, dirty, discolor, disgrace, dishonor, hurt, maculate, make foul, mess up*, molest, muck up, pollute, profane, rape, ravish, scuzz up, seduce, shame, smear, soil, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish, trash, vitiate |
| Antonyms: | clean, clease, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discolor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fading, dirtying of hue |
| Synonyms: | besmear, besmirch, blot, defile, mar, mark, rust, smear, soil, stain, streak, sully, tar, tarnish, tinge |
| Antonyms: | brighten, color |
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