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dirtened

dirtened is the simple past and past participle of dirten.

Meaning of dirten

Verb

dirten (third-person singular simple present dirtens, present participle dirtening, simple past and past participle dirtened)

  1. (Uganda, ambitransitive) To make or become dirty or soiled.
    • "May I wash her and change her dress before you take her? She always hated being dirty," I said remembering how Pauline used to cry if she fell down and dirtened her dress or socks.1999, Jane Alison Kaberuka, Silent Patience, page 44
    Synonyms:
    bedirty, gunk, stain, assoil, beclart, bedaub, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth

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Questions about dirtened

What is dirtened the simple past and past participle of?
Dirtened is the simple past and past participle of dirten.

Words near dirtened in the dictionary

  1. dirtboards
  2. dirtbrain
  3. dirtbrains
  4. dirted
  5. dirten
  6. dirtened
  7. dirtening
  8. dirtens
  9. dirtfall
  10. dirtfalls
  11. dirtfarmer

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