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begrease

begrease verb: to dirty or smear with grease or other oily matter.

Verb

begrease (third-person singular simple present begreases, present participle begreasing, simple past and past participle begreased)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To dirty or smear with grease or other oily matter.
    Synonyms:
    grease up

Synonyms of begrease

Forms of begrease

third-person singular presentbegreases
present participlebegreasing
past participlebegreased
pastbegreased

Origin of begrease

From be- + grease.

Questions about begrease

What does begrease mean?
Begrease means to dirty or smear with grease or other oily matter.
What part of speech is begrease?
Begrease is a verb.
What is the past tense of begrease?
The past tense of begrease is begreased.

Words near begrease in the dictionary

  1. begrasps
  2. begrassed
  3. begrave
  4. begraved
  5. begraving
  6. begrease
  7. begreased
  8. begreases
  9. begreasing
  10. begreet
  11. begrieve

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