begrime

be·grime

 (bĭ-grīm′)

tr.v. be·grimed, be·grim·ing, be·grimes

To smear or soil with or as if with dirt.

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begrime

(bɪˈɡraɪm)

vb

(tr) to make dirty; soil

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be•grime

(bɪˈgraɪm)

v.t. -grimed, -grim•ing.

to make grimy.

[1545–1555]

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begrime

Past participle: begrimed
Gerund: begriming

Imperative

begrime

begrime

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

begrime - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil 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"

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begrime

verb

To make dirty:

befoul, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully.

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Translations

begrime

[bɪˈgraɪm] VT (liter) → tiznar, ensuciar

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begrime

vt → beschmutzen

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