bemist
bemist verb: to cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist.
Verb
bemist (third-person singular simple present bemists, present participle bemisting, simple past and past participle bemisted)
- To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist.
- For destroying Gypsy Moth caterpillars in the forests of Yugoslavia, the method of bemisting from the aeroplane with DDT preparations has been applied so far... In the first place, among other defects, the residual effect of the poison in bemisting is very short [...]1959, International Agricultural Aviation Centre, European Agricultural Aviation Centre, The Hague, Agricultural aviation: Volumes 1-6
- There are usually some within the visible church, who, being bemisted with error, do not come up to give thorough assent unto all divine truths...2001, James Ferguson, Exposition of Paul's Epistles
Forms of bemist
| third-person singular present | bemists |
|---|---|
| present participle | bemisting |
| past participle | bemisted |
| past | bemisted |
Origin of bemist
From be- + mist.
Questions about bemist
- What does bemist mean?
- Bemist means to cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist.
- What part of speech is bemist?
- Bemist is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bemist?
- The past tense of bemist is bemisted.
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