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begrime

American  
[bih-grahym] / bɪˈgraɪm /

verb (used with object)

begrimed, begriming

  1. to make grimy.

begrime British  
/ bɪˈɡraɪm /

verb

  1. (tr) to make dirty; soil

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Etymology

Origin of begrime

First recorded in 1545–55; be- + grime

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Begrime, be-grīm′, v.t. to grime or soil deeply.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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