verb
Meaning 1
To soil with mud or a similar substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bemire
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /bəˈmaɪə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /bəˈmaɪɚ/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
To immerse or trap in mire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: foul, pollute, contaminate, smear, slime, muddy, muddy up, splash, mire, muck, mud, muck up, crock, blemish, spot
History
Etymology
From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire.