besmear

[ bih-smeer ]

/ bɪˈsmɪər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR besmear ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to smear all over; bedaub.

to sully; defile; soil: to besmear someone's reputation.

Origin of besmear

before 1050; Middle English bismeren,Old English besmerian.See be-, smear

OTHER WORDS FROM besmear

be·smear·er, nounun·be·smeared, adjective

Words nearby besmear

besiege, Beskids, Beslan, slated for, be, beslobber, besmear, besmirch, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, sold on, be, besom, besom pocket

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Example sentences from the Web for besmear

They make little fires during the day, sleeping at night among the warm ashes, with which they besmear their bodies.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
His intensity of loathing leads him to besmear his antagonists with filth.
Swift|Leslie Stephen
They fashion his image of kadamb7 wood and besmear it with red lead.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
When serpents sting, the only remedy is to kill the serpent, and besmear the wound with the fat.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Letter (from L. linere, to besmear); so called because smeared on parchment and not cut on wood.
Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins

British Dictionary definitions for besmear

besmear

/ (bɪˈsmɪə) /

verb (tr)

to smear over; daub

to sully; defile (often in the phrase besmear (a person's) reputation)

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单词	besmear
释义	besmear [ bih-smeer ] / bɪˈsmɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR besmear ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to smear all over; bedaub. to sully; defile; soil: to besmear someone's reputation. Origin of besmear before 1050; Middle English bismeren,Old English besmerian.See be-, smear OTHER WORDS FROM besmear be·smear·er, nounun·be·smeared, adjective Words nearby besmear besiege, Beskids, Beslan, slated for, be, beslobber, besmear, besmirch, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, sold on, be, besom, besom pocket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for besmear They make little fires during the day, sleeping at night among the warm ashes, with which they besmear their bodies. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.\|Robert Kerr His intensity of loathing leads him to besmear his antagonists with filth. Swift\|Leslie Stephen They fashion his image of kadamb7 wood and besmear it with red lead. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India\|R. V. Russell When serpents sting, the only remedy is to kill the serpent, and besmear the wound with the fat. Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Letter (from L. linere, to besmear); so called because smeared on parchment and not cut on wood. Orthography\|Elmer W. Cavins British Dictionary definitions for besmear besmear / (bɪˈsmɪə) / verb (tr) to smear over; daub to sully; defile (often in the phrase besmear (a person's) reputation) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to besmear sully, disgrace, tarnish, soil, blacken, smudge, denigrate, taint, befoul, dirty, smear, stain, cloud, besmirch
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besmear

verb (used with object)

Origin of besmear

OTHER WORDS FROM besmear

Words nearby besmear

Example sentences from the Web for besmear

British Dictionary definitions for besmear

verb (tr)

Words related to besmear