bemud C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /bɪˈmʌd/ UK /bɪˈmʌd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to soil or bespatter with mud The galloping horse bemudded the bystanders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to soil or bespatter with mud bemirebesmearbefoulbespattersoil ↔ Opposites cleanse Word family Related forms mudmuddy Etymology AI details From be- ('over, thoroughly') + mud, from Middle English mudde ('mud'). be- Old English mudde gml View etymology graph -> Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bemud **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈmʌd/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈmʌd/ ## Meanings 1. to soil or bespatter with mud ## Examples - The galloping horse bemudded the bystanders. ## Synonyms - bemire - besmear - befoul - bespatter - soil ## Antonyms - cleanse ## Related Forms - mud - muddy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: mudde ## Etymology From be- ('over, thoroughly') + mud, from Middle English mudde ('mud'). ## AI Etymology Bemud is from be- ('over, thoroughly') + mud, from Middle English mudde ('mud'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and mudde (Middle English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to soil or bespatter with mud. The wider family includes related words such as mud and muddy. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown