bedirty

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bɪˈdɝti/ UK /bɪˈdɜːti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
archaic word for to make dirty or soil thoroughly

The muddy road would bedirty their fine new boots.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · archaic word for to make... soil dirty befoul besmirch begrime foul stain

Opposites

clean cleanse wash

Word family

Derived forms bedirtied

Related forms dirty dirt

Etymology

From the intensive prefix be- + dirty. Dirty derives from dirt, a metathesis of Middle English drit ('mud, filth'), from Old Norse drit ('excrement').

be- Old English drit Middle English

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# bedirty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈdɝti/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈdɜːti/

## Meanings
1. archaic word for to make dirty or soil thoroughly

## Examples
- The muddy road would bedirty their fine new boots.

## Synonyms
- soil
- dirty
- befoul
- besmirch
- begrime
- foul
- stain

## Antonyms
- clean
- cleanse
- wash

## Derived Forms
- bedirtied

## Related Forms
- dirty
- dirt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: drit

## Etymology
From the intensive prefix be- + dirty. Dirty derives from dirt, a metathesis of Middle English drit ('mud, filth'), from Old Norse drit ('excrement').

## AI Etymology
Bedirty is from the intensive prefix be- + dirty. Dirty derives from dirt, a metathesis of Middle English drit ('mud, filth'), from Old Norse drit ('excrement'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and drit (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers archaic word for to make dirty or soil thoroughly. The wider family includes derived forms such as bedirtied and related words such as dirty and dirt.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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