"besmut" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besmuts [present, singular, third-person], besmutting [participle, present], besmutted [participle, past], besmutted [past]
Etymology: From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|smut}} be- + smut, {{cog|ang|besmittian||to pollute, defile}} Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} besmut (third-person singular simple present besmuts, present participle besmutting, simple past and past participle besmutted)
  1. (transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-besmut-en-verb-5Jnia8n3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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