besmeren
Meaning
to grease, to dirty, to apply grease or dirt to
Concepts
Synonyms
doorsmeren
uitspreiden
verwateren
beboteren
inwrijven
kladschilderen
uitsmeren
invetten
bepleisteren
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈsmeːrə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch besmeren, from Old Dutch *bismiren, *bismirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *bismirwijan. Equivalent to be- + smeren. Cognate with German beschmieren and English besmear. A variant Hollandic form gave rise to besmeuren.
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