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To soil or make dirty again. In later use also without object: to become soiled again.
rare before late 19th century.
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From re- + soil.
To cover again with soil; to provide with fresh soil.
Early 19th century. From re- + soil.