begrime

Syllables: be·grime/bɪˈɡɹaɪm/US/bəˈɡɹaɪm/

begrime verb: to ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.

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Verb

begrime (third-person singular simple present begrimes, present participle begriming, simple past and past participle begrimed)

(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
- [U]pon a vaine and fooliſh ſuperſtition, enjoining men to begrime and beray themſelves with durt, to lie and vvallovv in the mire, to obſerve Sabbaths and ceaſe from vvorke, to lie proſtrate and groveling upon the earth with the face dovvnevvard, to ſit upon the ground in open place, and to make...1603, Plutarch, “Of Superstition”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 261
- My name that vvas as freſh / As Dians Viſage, is novv begrim'd and blacke / As mine ovvne face.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
Synonyms:

assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth, befoul, beray

Antonyms:

clean, cleanse

begrime meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

begrime in Bengali

ময়লা, কালি মাখিয়ে দেওয়া

begrime in Malayalam

soil, dirty, sully: ചെളിപുരട്ടുക, അഴുക്കാക്കുക, വൃത്തിഹീനമാക്കുക, കളങ്കപ്പെടുത്തുക, മലിനീകരിക്കുക, അഴുക്കു പറ്റിക്കുക

Examples of begrime in a sentence

This had most effectually begrimed their features, and their dresses had not scrupled to partake of the same colouring.1835, William Gilmore Simms, chapter VII, in The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution. […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […]...
collowest] i.e. begrimest, blackenest: […] Collow is smut from burnt coals.[1840, Alexander Dyce, “The Family of Love”, in Thomas Middleton, The Works of Thomas Middleton, […], volume II, London: Edward Lumley...

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Forms of begrime

third-person singular present	begrimes
present participle	begriming
past participle	begrimed
past	begrimed

Origin of begrime

From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; abundantly; all around; all over’) + grime (“to cake with dirt”).

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Questions about begrime

What does begrime mean?: Begrime means to ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
What is begrime in Bengali?: Begrime in Bengali is ময়লা, কালি মাখিয়ে দেওয়া. See Begrime meaning in Bengali.
How do you use begrime in a sentence?: This had most effectually begrimed their features, and their dresses had not scrupled to partake of the same colouring.
What part of speech is begrime?: Begrime is a verb.
How do you pronounce begrime?: Begrime is pronounced /bɪˈɡɹaɪm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of begrime?: The past tense of begrime is begrimed.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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