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Synonyms for begrime

Most common

spot soil smear blacken

All synonyms

Verb

1. Soil — to ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make…

soil, dirty, smear, blacken, spot, foul, grime, tarnish, smudge, befoul, smirch, besmear, bemire, colly, stain, muddy, slur, sully, blot, darken, smut, contaminate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

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

Forms

Past participle
begrimed
e.g. begrimed → soiled, dirtied, smeared, blackened…

Example sentences

  • spot The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
  • soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
  • smear Will I be tested for chlamydia during my smear test?
  • blacken Don't blacken the fridge with your dirty fingers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
begrimesteady
spotrising
soilfalling
smearrising
blackensteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
spot1, soil1, foul1, slur1, blot1, smut1
5 letters
dirty2, stain1, muddy2, smear1, grime1, sully2, colly2
6 letters
darken2, smudge1, befoul, smirch, bemire
7 letters
tarnish2, blacken2, besmear
11 letters
contaminate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).