bemire

American

[bih-mahyuhr] / bɪˈmaɪər /

verb (used with object)

bemired, bemiring

to soil with mire; dirty or muddy.

bemired clothing.
to cause (an object or person) to sink in mire.

a bemired wagon.

bemire British

/ bɪˈmaɪə /

verb

to soil with or as if with mire
(usually passive) to stick fast in mud or mire

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Other Word Forms

bemirement

noun

Etymology

Origin of bemire

First recorded in 1525–35; be- + mire

Example Sentences

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W. Wordsworth is such a lazy fellow, that I bemire myself by making promises for him: the moment I received your letter, I wrote to him.

From Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. by Turnbull, A.

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