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| soil [ soyl ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle soiled, present participle soil·ing, 3rd person present singular soils) |
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1. make dirty: to make somebody or something dirty or stained
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2. bring dishonor on somebody: to damage somebody's reputation, character, or good name
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noun |
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1. dirt: dirt or dirtiness
  remove soil from linens
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2. moral corruption: immoral behavior or lack of moral standards
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literary
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| [13th century. < Old French soill(i)er "to soil, wallow"] |
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