begrime

To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈɡɹaɪm/

Etymology

From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; abundantly; all around; all over’) + grime (“to cake with dirt”).

Synonyms

dirty

soil

grime

sully

bedraggle

bemire

stain

colly

bespatter

draggle

foul

besmirch

moil

slur

smear

smirch

besmear

splotch

befoul

blacken

corrupt

Translations

λερώνω

μαυρίζω

beschmutzen

salir

μουντζουρώνω

دنس

اتسخ

وسخ

أنْجس

شوه السمعة

embrutir

pastifejar

empastifar

tacar

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