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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

Example Sentences

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He’s spent most of the past couple of days sitting on the begrimed concrete outside a bustling 7-Eleven.

From Los Angeles Times

And in the firerooms, begrimed sailors frantically shoveled coal into the boilers.

From Washington Post

The flag was worn and begrimed with age, and almost a century old.

From Washington Post

As Farrell, Fleming and King worked in the museum’s Batten Conservation Complex, other equally begrimed museum conservators and archaeologists lent a hand.

From Washington Post

He is about to shoot when the young, begrimed soldier holds up his hand in what is now the peace symbol, but at the time meant: "Do you have a cigarette?"

From Salon