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dirtied

dirtied is the simple past and past participle of dirty.

Meaning of dirty

Verb

dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
    Synonyms:
    soil, taint, sully
  2. (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  3. (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
  4. (intransitive) To become soiled; to soil or defecate on.
    • When the blackberries begin to decay, and the seeds to appear, the children are told not to eat them any longer, as the Pooka has dirtied on them.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 371
    Synonyms:
    defile, dirten, muddy, sully

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Words formed from dirtied

Phrases with dirtied

Questions about dirtied

What is dirtied the simple past and past participle of?
Dirtied is the simple past and past participle of dirty.

Words near dirtied in the dictionary

  1. dirtful
  2. dirtfuls
  3. dirth
  4. dirthead
  5. dirtheads
  6. dirtied
  7. dirtied down
  8. dirtied up
  9. dirtier
  10. dirties
  11. dirties down

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