SOIL

(MAKE DIRTY) [verb] [formal] - to make dirtysoiled sheets/towels/clothesThe company said that miles of beaches had been soiled by the 11-million-gallon oil spill.(formal) Soil often refers to making dirty with human or animal excrement.soiled nappies/diapersThe kittens had soiled (on) the carpet.(figurative) Steal from my employers? I wouldn't soil my hands with a thing like that (= I wouldn't do something I thought was bad).(figurative) Her reputation was soiled (= spoilt) by the excesses of her youth.