How to Spell soil
soil
soil - verb
- To stain or defile morally : corrupt
- To make unclean especially superficially : dirty
- To blacken or taint (something, such as a person's reputation) by word or deed
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedฤre to sit