Meaning of BEGRIME
| Pronunciation: | | bi'grIm
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| | Definition: | | [v] make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil |
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| | Antonyms: | | clean, make clean | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, blemish, change, contaminate, crock, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*grime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Begriming}.]
To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.
Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust.
--Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | bemire, bemud, besmoke, besoil, dirt, dirty, dirty up, dust, foul, grime, mire, muck, muck up, muddy, slime, smirch, smoke, smooch, smudge, soot, tarnish |
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