verb · intransitive

bemire

bemire · bemires · bemired · bemiring

To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgraceTo stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

UK/bəˈmaɪə/US/bəˈmaɪɚ/

Meaning

3 senses

(figuratively)To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
(archaic)To soil with mud or a similar substance.
(archaic)To immerse or trap in mire.

More definitions

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Origin

From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to

From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire.

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Forms

bemires, bemiring, bemired, bemired

Base form	bemire · to bemire
3rd person singular	bemires
Present participle	bemiring
Past simple	bemired
Past participle	bemired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bemire
he, she, it	bemires

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bemired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bemired
he, she, it	has bemired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bemire

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Close in meaning

make soiled, filthy, or dirty:dirty soil begrime grime colly

Word family

1 related words

Derivedbemirement

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle