smeren

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (broadly, transitive) to make, to butter
3. (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
4. (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe
5. (idiomatic, intransitive) to get out, to make one's getaway, to leave

Noun

plural of smeer

smeer

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

smear

grease

spread

anoint

lubricate

apply

leave

daub

exit

spread out

butter

🧈

oil

quit

reach

slosh

adulterate

aggrandize

augment

depart

dilute

enlarge

expand

extend

increase

layout

magnify

parade

step up

stretch

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

unroll

spread-eagle

slush

lay out

rub on

go

lay something out flat

place on sale

Synonyms

besmeren

doorsmeren

oliën

sauzen

invetten

afreizen

heengaan

opstappen

uitwijken

vertrekken

wegtrekken

wegreizen

ontrollen

ophouden

uitstrekken

verdunnen

vergroten

versnijden

verwateren

weggaan

beboteren

ontvouwen

rekken

afwikkelen

spreiden

strekken

uitbouwen

uitbreiden

uitrollen

uitspreiden

uitsteken

uitsmeren

verlaten

omkopen

besmeuren

op reis gaan

bestrijken

zich verwijderen

inoliën

Translations

schmieren

untar

untar

lambuzar

ungir

untar

lubrificar

engrasar

rebocar

friccionar

besuntar

enduire

étaler

ungir

étendre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsmeːrə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: smeren

Inherited from Old Dutch: *smirwen

In summary

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).