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begrime

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be·grime  (b-grm)
tr.v. be·grimed, be·grim·ing, be·grimes
To smear or soil with or as if with dirt.

begrime [bɪˈgraɪm]
vb
(tr) to make dirty; soil
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.begrime - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
foul - make unclean; "foul the water"
contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"
muddy, muddy up - dirty with mud
splash - soil or stain with a splashed liquid
mud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
crock - soil with or as with crock
blemish, spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
Translations
begrime [bɪˈgraɪm] VT (liter) → tiznar, ensuciar
begrime


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A two-year study by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group, a consortium consisting of 37 eastern states and DC in partnership with EPA, found that smog travels hundreds of miles from its original sources to begrime downwind environments.
 
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