Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate.

  2. (transitive)To befoul with smoke.

  3. (transitive)To harden or dry in smoke.

Origin

From Middle English besmoken, equivalent to be- + smoke. Cognate with Dutch besmoken, Midd

From Middle English besmoken, equivalent to be- + smoke. Cognate with Dutch besmoken, Middle Low German besmoken.

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Forms

besmokes, besmoking, besmoked, besmoked
Base formbesmoke · to besmoke
3rd person singularbesmokes
Present participlebesmoking
Past simplebesmoked
Past participlebesmoked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybesmoke
he, she, itbesmokes

Past simpleLesson

all personsbesmoked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave besmoked
he, she, ithas besmoked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill besmoke

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
besidesA2besiegeC2besmirchbesottedbespeakbespectacled

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