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Begrime

To make something dirty; to soil.

📖 Definitions of "Begrime"

verb

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To make something dirty; to soil.

🔄 Synonyms of "Begrime"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
soilnoun	(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
collynoun	(British, dialect) Black as coal.
bemireverb	(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
grimenoun	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

↔️ Antonyms of "Begrime"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cleanverb	Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
make cleanverb	make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Begrime"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
grimeverb	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
bemireverb	(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
dirtyverb	(transitive) To make (something) dirty.
collyverb	(transitive, archaic) To make black, as with coal.
soilverb	(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
begreaseverb	(archaic, transitive) To dirty or smear with grease or other oily matter.
ingrainnoun	An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
gunk upverb	(informal, transitive) To soil or dirty; to mess up; to clog.
gravenoun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
engrainnoun	Alternative spelling of ingrain. [(transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.]
engraveverb	(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
deechnoun	(UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
bedizenverb	(also figurative) To dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.
crudnoun	(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
embrueverb	Alternative form of imbrue. [(transitive) To stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].]
muddy	Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
bedaubverb	(transitive) To smear upon; to soil.
engravenverb	(obsolete, chiefly literary and figurative) Engrave.
filthy	Covered with filth; very dirty.
mirenoun	An undesirable situation; a predicament.