unsoil en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + soil.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove dirt or stains from.
“Both of you offended me, and by the articles set down in Rackham's ship, I have the right to unsoil my honor.”
2007, Jeffery S. Williams, Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney, page 185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsoiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsoils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unsoiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsoiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |