bemire

Meaning

1. (archaic) To soil with mud or a similar substance.
2. (archaic) To immerse or trap in mire.
3. (figuratively) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

Synonyms

puddle

colly

begrime

smear

grime

soil

besmear

dirty

stain

mark

mire

muck

muddy

silt

smirch

speck

spot

sully

discolorise

discolorize

discolourise

get dirty

bemud

plunge in the mire

bedaub

sink in the mire

befoul

besmirch

blemish

blur

defile

draggle

imbrue

make

Translations

λασπώνω

اتسخ

insudiciare

manchar

enlodar

contaminar

macular

imbrattare

لطخ

pastifejar

دنس

empastifar

tacar

embrutar-se

وسخ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˌmaɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *bemyren

Cognate with Middle English: bemyred

In summary

From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire.