English Explanatory Dictionary

beclart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.

Word forms

beclart beclarts beclarting beclarted

Etymology

From Middle English biclarten, equivalent to be- + clart. Cognate with Scots beclairt (“to soil, splash or cover with filth”).

Synonyms

bedirty clat soil assoil beclart bedaub imbrue (especially with blood) bedizen befile befilth befoul begrime beray beshit besmear besmirch besully bewray blacken blot blur contaminate darken defile dirten dirty elt file foil foul gunk gunk up inquinate scunge sling mud slotter slur smear smirch smudge smut smutch soss sowl spot stain sullow sully tarnish uggle

Derived words

beclarted
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