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bespeckle

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To add speckles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Seen from the air at night, tiny villages bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

mark with small spots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: speckle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spot, fleck, blob, blot

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English speckle English bespeckle From be- + speckle.