I. ˈsȯi(-ə)l verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to stain or defile morally : corrupt , pollute
2. : to make unclean especially superficially : dirty
3. : to blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed
revelations that soil ed his name
intransitive verb
: to become soiled or dirty
II. noun
Date: 1501
1.
a. : soilage , stain
protect a dress from soil
b. : moral defilement : corruption
2. : something that spoils or pollutes: as
a. : refuse
b. : sewage
c. : dung , excrement
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, soil, piece of land, from Vulgar Latin * solium, alteration of Latin solea sole, sandal, foundation timber — more at sole
Date: 14th century
1. : firm land : earth
2.
a. : the upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow
b. : the superficial unconsolidated and usually weathered part of the mantle of a planet and especially of the earth
3. : country , land
our native soil
4. : the agricultural life or calling
5. : a medium in which something takes hold and develops
IV. transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1605
: to feed (livestock) in the barn or an enclosure with fresh grass or green food ; also : to purge (livestock) by feeding on green food