bedirty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · archaic word for to make... soildirtybefoulbesmirchbegrimefoulstain ↔ Opposites cleancleansewash Word family Derived forms bedirtied Related forms dirtydirt Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown