Bemiring

Bemiring
Bemire Be*mire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bemiring}.] 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. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


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  • bemiring — v. dirty with mud; cause to sink in mud …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Bemire — Be*mire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bemiring}.] 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. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bemired — Bemire Be*mire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bemiring}.] 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. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bemire — bemirement, n. /bi muyeur /, v.t., bemired, bemiring. 1. to soil with mire; dirty or muddy: bemired clothing. 2. to cause (an object or person) to sink in mire: a bemired wagon. [1525 35; BE + MIRE] * * * …   Universalium

  • bemire — /bəˈmaɪə/ (say buh muyuh), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bemired, bemiring) 1. to soil with mire. 2. to sink in mire. {be + mire} …  

  • bemire — [bē mīr′, bimīr′] vt. bemired, bemiring 1. to make dirty with or as with mire 2. to cause to bog down in mud …   English World dictionary

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