US /bɪˈsmɪr/ UK /bɪˈsmɪə/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to smear or daub all over with something sticky or dirty

    The children besmeared their hands with paint.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to smear or daub all over... smeardaubbedaubbesmirchsoilcoat
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Word family
Related forms smear

Etymology

From Old English besmierwan ('to smear over'), from be- ('over') + smierwan ('to smear').

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