be·mire (bĭ-mīr′) tr.v. be·mired ,
be·mir·ing ,
be·mires 1. To soil with mud.
2. To cause to sink into mud.
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bemire (bɪˈmaɪə ) vb (
tr )
1. to soil with or as if with mire
2. (usually passive ) to stick fast in mud or mire
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be•mire (bɪˈmaɪə r) v.t. -mired, -mir•ing. 1. to soil with mire.
2. to cause to sink in mire.
[1525–35]
be•mire′ment, n.
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bemire Past participle: bemiredGerund: bemiringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I bemire you bemire he/she/it bemires we bemire you bemire they bemire
Preterite I bemired you bemired he/she/it bemired we bemired you bemired they bemired
Present Continuous I am bemiring you are bemiring he/she/it is bemiring we are bemiring you are bemiring they are bemiring
Present Perfect I have bemired you have bemired he/she/it has bemired we have bemired you have bemired they have bemired
Past Continuous I was bemiring you were bemiring he/she/it was bemiring we were bemiring you were bemiring they were bemiring
Past Perfect I had bemired you had bemired he/she/it had bemired we had bemired you had bemired they had bemired
Future I will bemire you will bemire he/she/it will bemire we will bemire you will bemire they will bemire
Future Perfect I will have bemired you will have bemired he/she/it will have bemired we will have bemired you will have bemired they will have bemired
Future Continuous I will be bemiring you will be bemiring he/she/it will be bemiring we will be bemiring you will be bemiring they will be bemiring
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bemiring you have been bemiring he/she/it has been bemiring we have been bemiring you have been bemiring they have been bemiring
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bemiring you will have been bemiring he/she/it will have been bemiring we will have been bemiring you will have been bemiring they will have been bemiring
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bemiring you had been bemiring he/she/it had been bemiring we had been bemiring you had been bemiring they had been bemiring
Conditional I would bemire you would bemire he/she/it would bemire we would bemire you would bemire they would bemire
Past Conditional I would have bemired you would have bemired he/she/it would have bemired we would have bemired you would have bemired they would have bemired
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. bemire - 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"
smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
bemire verb
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