besmear
besmear · besmears · besmeared · besmearing
beschmieren, verschmieren, beschmutzen
To smear over, to smear all over, to daubTo smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
beschmieren, verschmieren, beschmutzen
spread or daub (a surface)
(transitive)To damage the reputation of, to tarnish, to sully.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to smear over, sully:
Origin
From Middle English *bismerwen, from Old English besmirwan, besmierwan (“to besmear”), equFrom Middle English *bismerwen, from Old English besmirwan, besmierwan (“to besmear”), equivalent to be- + smear. Cognate with Dutch besmeren (“to besmear”), German beschmieren (“to besmear”).
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Forms
besmears, besmearing, besmeared, besmearedSynonyms
97 synonymssoilB1blurB2contaminateB2dirtyA1fileB2foulB2spotB2stainB2blameA2blazeB2cloudA1detractC2discreditB2disgraceB2
Close in meaning
- spread or daub (a surface):bedaub
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbesmearer
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.