breathe upon

verb

To tarnish or soil.

Meanings

verbbreathe upon (third-person singular simple present breathes upon, present participle breathing upon, simple past and past participle breathed upon)

present singular third person breathes upon · participle present breathing upon · participle past breathed upon · past breathed upon

  1. transitiveTo tarnish or soil.
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