BESPATTER
spatter, bespatter
(verb) spot, splash, or soil; “The baby spattered the bib with food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bespatter (third-person singular simple present bespatters, present participle bespattering, simple past and past participle bespattered)
(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
(transitive) To soil by spattering.
(transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*spat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespattering.]
1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
2. To asperse with calumny or reproach. Whom never faction could bespatter. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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