Befoul and Tidy

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Befoul verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter

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Tidy is an antonym for befoul.

Nearby Word: befouling

Tidy verb - Put (things or places) in order.

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Befoul is an antonym for tidy.

Nearby Words: tidiness, tidied, tidying, tiding

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