English Explanatory Dictionary

dirten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dirty; filthy
adj
  1. Made of dirt
verb
  1. To make or become dirty or soiled.

Word forms

dirten more dirten most dirten dirtens dirtening dirtened

Etymology

From Middle English driten, from Old English driten, ġedriten, from Proto-Germanic *dritanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *drītaną (“to defecate; befoul”).

Synonyms

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