BEMIRE

dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty; β€œdon’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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