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bemire

American  
[bih-mahyuhr] / bɪˈmaɪər /

verb (used with object)

bemired, bemiring

  1. to soil with mire; dirty or muddy.

    bemired clothing.

  2. to cause (an object or person) to sink in mire.

    a bemired wagon.
bemire British  
/ bɪˈmaɪə /

verb

  1. to soil with or as if with mire

  2. (usually passive) to stick fast in mud or mire

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Other Word Forms

  • bemirement noun

Etymology

Origin of bemire

First recorded in 1525–35; be- + mire

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