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GCheng620 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

dirty as a verb

does anybody know of this form of the word?
Is there any other alternative???
Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Please do not dirty your clothes. The patient dirtied the bed. Soil is a possible alternative.

— Citibox

  • Please do not dirty your clothes.
  • The patient dirtied the bed.
  • Soil is a possible alternative.
  • Mark or stain would also do but they are more specific whereas dirty is general and covers all these options, soil can mean either human excreta or dirty with earth.
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Please do not dirty your clothes. The patient dirtied the bed.

Soil is a possible alternative. Mark or stain would also do but they are more specific whereas dirty is general and covers all these options, soil can mean either human excreta or dirty with earth.
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In addition to Citibox's excellent answer, the verb 'foul' can also be used like 'soil'.
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This can also be in a figurative sense: Don't dirty/soil/foul/defile/violate/besmirch yourself by engaging in such prurient activities.
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LOVING all the answers under this thread, thank you everybody!^^
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