besmear

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) bismerwen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) besmirwan, (deprecated template usage) besmierwan, equivalent to smear- +‎ . Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) besmeren, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) beschmieren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

besmear (third-person singular simple present besmears, present participle besmearing, simple past and past participle besmeared)

  1. (deprecated template usage) (transitive) To smear over; smear all over; sully.

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