begrime C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /bɪˈɡraɪm/ UK /bɪˈɡraɪm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make dirty with soot, grime, or dirt Years of smoke had begrimed the cottage windows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make dirty with soot,... soildirtybesmirchbefoulblackensmearsully ↔ Opposites cleansecleanscour Word family Derived forms begrimedbegriming Related forms grimegrimy Etymology AI details From the intensive prefix be- + grime. Grime derives from Middle English, related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German grime ('dirt, soot'), from Proto-Germanic. be- Old English *grīmô Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # begrime **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈɡraɪm/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈɡraɪm/ ## Meanings 1. to make dirty with soot, grime, or dirt ## Examples - Years of smoke had begrimed the cottage windows. ## Synonyms - soil - dirty - besmirch - befoul - blacken - smear - sully ## Antonyms - cleanse - clean - scour ## Derived Forms - begrimed - begriming ## Related Forms - grime - grimy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: *grīmô ## Etymology From the intensive prefix be- + grime. Grime derives from Middle English, related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German grime ('dirt, soot'), from Proto-Germanic. ## AI Etymology Begrime is from the intensive prefix be- + grime. Grime derives from Middle English, related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German grime ('dirt, soot'), from Proto-Germanic. Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and *grīmô (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make dirty with soot, grime, or dirt. The wider family includes derived forms such as begrimed and begriming and related words such as grime and grimy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown