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Definition of Begrime
1. Verb. Make soiled, filthy, or dirty. "Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Foul, Contaminate, Foul, Pollute, Smear, Slime, Muddy, Muddy Up, Splash, Mire, Muck, Muck Up, Mud, Crock, Blemish, Spot
Antonyms: Clean
Derivative terms: Dirtying, Grime, Soil, Soiling, Soilure
Definition of Begrime
1. v. t. To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.
Definition of Begrime
1. Verb. (transitive) To make something dirty; to soil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Begrime
1. to dirty [v -GRIMED, -GRIMING, -GRIMES] - See also: dirty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begrime
Literary usage of Begrime
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poet Lore (1898)
"I suspect that Furness must have some peculiar association with that word begrime,
which really suggests filth rather than blackness. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"begrime. Sw. dial., N. grima, Da. grime, a spot or streak of dirt on the face,
ON., AS. grima, Da. grime, a mask (a blackened face) ; grim, ..."
3. Handbook of English Synonyms: With an Appendix Showing the Correct Uses of by Loomis Joseph Campbell (1881)
"Smear, P. besmear, begrime, daub, soil, spatter, tarnish. Smell, n. scent, odor,
... Soil, v. stain, befoul, dirty, sully, tarnish, begrime, defile, smear. ..."
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