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Meaning of "defoul" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFOUL

defoul  [dɪˈfaʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFOUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defoul is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFOUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defoul in the English dictionary

The definition of defoul in the dictionary is corruption, defilement. Other definition of defoul is oppression.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFOUL


afoul
əˈfaʊl
batfowl
ˈbætˌfaʊl
befoul
bɪˈfaʊl
foul
faʊl
fowl
faʊl
garefowl
ˈɡɛəˌfaʊl
heathfowl
ˈhiːθˌfaʊl
moorfowl
ˈmʊəˌfaʊl
overfoul
ˌəʊvəˈfaʊl
peafowl
ˈpiːˌfaʊl
seafowl
ˈsiːˌfaʊl
waterfowl
ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl
wildfowl
ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFOUL

deforciant
deforciation
deforest
deforestation
deforester
deform
deformability
deformable
deformalise
deformalize
deformation
deformational
deformative
deformed
deformedly
deformedness
deformer
deformities
deformity

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFOUL

blue-eyed soul
ensoul
ghoul
heart and soul
insoul
kagoul
lost soul
neosoul
nu soul
oversoul
personal foul
professional foul
Seoul
soul
Stamboul
technical foul
the life and soul
Toul
Universal Soul
unsoul

Synonyms and antonyms of defoul in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defoul» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFOUL

Find out the translation of defoul to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defoul from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defoul» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defoul
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defoul
570 millions of speakers

English

defoul
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defoul
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defoul
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defoul
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defoul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defoul
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

defoul
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defoul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defoul
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defoul
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defoul
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defoul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defoul
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defoul
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिफॉल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defoul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defoul
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defoul
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defoul
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defoul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defoul
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defoul
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

defoul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defoul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defoul

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOUL»

The term «defoul» is normally little used and occupies the 123.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defoul

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFOUL»

Discover the use of defoul in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defoul and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
'fending a stroke”, Fr. defend-re, id. To DEFOUL, t». a. 1. To defile; Doug. 2. To dishonour, to disgrace. , That doughty delit with hym sa, for dout he war dqfold. Guzman and Gol. iii. 25. Fr. defoul-er, to trample on, also, to reproach. DEFOWLE , :.
John Jamieson, 1808
2
Reading and Writing during the Dissolution: Monks, Friars, ...
For after the gospel those things that enter by the mouth do not defoul the person, but those things that do issue and pass out by the mouth do defoul and blemish the soul. If a person in thy presence should stir in dirt or any stinking matter, ...
Mary C. Erler, 2013
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
For lo, the werk that first is foundit sure, May better bere apace and hyare be, — And stronger to defend aduersitee. King's Quair, iv. 8. In this sense S. B. they commonly speak of " defending a stroke." Fr. defend-re, id. To DEFOUL, v. a. l. To  ...
John Jamieson, 1808
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An alphabet of tales: the genre, background, date, and ...
DEER: 'animal' <OE díor, déor (OED): defowlid: see DEFOUL noun sg. dere (1). desyred: see DESIRE devidid: see DIVIDE desyrid: see DESIRE DEVH.: DECREE: 'ordinance, edict' <OF decré, decret (OED): noun sg. decre (2). ded: see ...
Elma L. Johnson, 1993
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The Wycliffe New Testament (1388): an edition in modern ...
Nothing that is without a man that enters into him, may defoul him. But those things that come forth of a man, those it is that defoul a man. If any man have ears of hearing, hear he. And when He was entered into an house from the people, His ...
W. R. Cooper, Tyndale Society, British Library, 2002
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Middle English Dictionary
(c) (c!384) WBible(l) 1 Mac.14.36: Heithen men. .defoul- iden all thingus. .and 3auen grete wounde to the citec \WB(2): chastite; Lcastitati]. 6. Med. The word ' wound' as a technical term or concept. ?a!425 Chauliac(l) (NYiWallner) 3.6/1: ...
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, 2001
7
The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and ...
Thus we speak of deformity in an edifice, or deformity of character. DEFORSER,+ n. [from force.] One that casts out by force. DEFOUL', v. t. To defile. I DEFOUL'ED, pp. Defiled; made dirty DEFY DEGENERATE DEGRADATION DEFOUL'ING, ...
John Ogilvie, 1859
8
The Works of Mr. Edmund Spenser
Ah dearest God me grant, I dead be not defoul'd. XLIII. The seventh, now after Death and Burial- done, Had charge the tender Orphans of the Dead, And widows aid, lest they should be undone : ln face os Judgment he their Right would plead, ...
Edmund Spenser, John Hughes, William Dillingham, 1715
9
Tenants Law, Or, The Laws Concerning Landlords, Tenants, and ...
... Aeres of Meadow, from the first Day of May, tilyl the Grass be there cut and made into Hay; for being in .s0 great a Quantity of Land, the Going-of two Geldings there cannot so defoul or debruivse iit, but that Hey may well bee made thereof.
Great Britain, 1737
10
An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and ...
... substantive sense ; and thus as rottenness, and so foulness, nastiness ; or corruption as the producer of nastiness To defile, to defoul, and to defoil, are the same verb differently spelt. Vuyl is the same word with our foul and the German faul.
John Bellenden Ker, 1837

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFOUL»

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Family adventures in the Amazon
It's clearly a trick, and though tempted to stop and defoul my footwear, I instruct the family to take no notice and keep walking. We might be in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 08»

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