Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb befoul

1 sense of befoul

Sense 1
foul, befoul, defile, maculate -- (spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it")
       => dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame -- (bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime")