inquinō āvī, ātus, āre, to befoul, stain, pollute, defile: merdis caput inquiner albis Corvorum, H.: inquinet arma situs, O.

—Fig., to pollute, defile, corrupt, contaminate, debase: amicitiam nomine criminoso: splendorem honestatis: senatum, L.: famam alterius, L.: se vitiis: nuptīas et genus et domos, H.: aere tempus aureum, H.