n. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: CONTAMINATE 1, defile, pollute, taint
Antonyms: purify
2 to make or become unclean FF1C; a shirt soiled with grease and grime FF1E;
Synonyms: begrime, besoil, dirty, foul, grime, muck, ||mucky, muddy, murk, smirch, smooch, smudge, smutch, tarnish; compare STAIN 1
Related Words: ||becoom, ||benasty, ||nasty; bedaub, daub, smear; drabble, draggle; mess, spoil
Contrasted Words: brighten, cleanse, freshen, renew; purify
Antonyms: clean
3
Synonyms: TAINT 1, besmear, besmirch, defile, discolor, smear, stain, sully, tar, tarnish