begrime

[ bih-grahym ]
/ bɪˈgraɪm /
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verb (used with object), be·grimed, be·grim·ing.

to make grimy.

Origin of begrime

First recorded in 1545–55; be- + grime

Words nearby begrime

begone, begonia, begorra, begot, begotten, begrime, begrudge, begrudgery, beguile, beguiling, beguin

Words related to begrime

daub, sully, blacken, spatter, debase, pollute, tarnish, smear, muddy, taint, smudge, degrade, contaminate, besmirch, tar, dim, harm, mar, damage, defame

British Dictionary definitions for begrime

begrime
/ (bɪˈɡraɪm) /

verb

(tr) to make dirty; soil