Filthen
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cover with filth; besmut; besmirch; make filthy. nonstandard, rare, transitive
"Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes."
Example
More examples"Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes."
Etymology
From filth + -en, modelled after healthen, strengthen, lengthen, etc.
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