bespatter

[ bih-spat-er ]

/ bɪˈspæt ər /

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verb (used with object)

to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.

to slander or libel: a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.

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Origin of bespatter

First recorded in 1635–45; be- + spatter

Words nearby bespatter

besot, besotted, besought, bespake, bespangle, bespatter, bespeak, bespeckle, bespectacled, bespoke, bespoken

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Example sentences from the Web for bespatter

The mosquitoes 412 trouble me so much that in driving them away I bespatter my paper with ink, as thou seest, God bless thee!
Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)|Maria R. Audubon
Thou dost fall and break thy limbs, and bespatter thyself with mud, like a crocodile, and no one reaches out a hand to thee.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt|James Baikie
I know they are pleased to bespatter me at all their little dirty levees.
Goldsmith|William Black
The green appearance is due to lichens which bespatter them.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery|Samuel Adams Drake

This is the nameless refuse which flings itself to bespatter Masonry.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite

British Dictionary definitions for bespatter

bespatter

/ (bɪˈspætə) /

verb (tr)

to splash all over, as with dirty water

to defile; slander; besmirch

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bespatter

verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for bespatter

verb (tr)