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bemire

be·mire

UK/bəˈmaɪə/ US/bəˈmaɪɚ/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

  • “don”
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Origin

From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire.

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