bemire

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: be=mire

CIDE DICTIONARY

bemire, v. t. 

 To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.  [1913 Webster]
"Bemired and benighted in the dog."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bemire, v.tr.
1 cover or stain with mud.
2 (in passive) be stuck in mud.

Etymology

BE- + MIRE

THESAURUS

bemire

begrime, bemud, besmoke, bog, bog down, dirt, dirty, dirty up, dust, grime, mire, muck, muck up, muddy, sink in, slime, smoke, soot, stodge

ROGET THESAURUS

bemire

Uncleanness

VB be unclean, become unclean, rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek, stink, mold, molder, go bad, render unclean, dirt, dirty, daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear, smirch, begrease, dabble, drabble, draggle, daggle, spatter, slubber, besmear, bemire, beslime, begrime, befoul, splash, stain, distain, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven, corrupt, cover with dust, drabble in the mud, roil, wallow in the mire, slobber, slabber.