unsoil
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]unsoil (third-person singular simple present unsoils, present participle unsoiling, simple past and past participle unsoiled)
- (transitive) To remove dirt or stains from.
- 2007, Jeffery S. Williams, Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney, page 185:
- “Both of you offended me, and by the articles set down in Rackham's ship, I have the right to unsoil my honor.”