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BEMIRE
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty; “don’t soil your clothes when you play outside!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bemire (third-person singular simple present bemires, present participle bemiring, simple past and past participle bemired)
(archaic) To soil with mud or a similar substance.
(archaic) To immerse or trap in mire.
Anagrams
• berime, bireme
Source: Wiktionary
Be*mire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemired; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemiring.]
Definition: To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt. Bemired and benighted in the dog. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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