beclart

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verb

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

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OriginMiddle English biclarten →
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Meanings

verbbeclart (third-person singular simple present beclarts, present participle beclarting, simple past and past participle beclarted)

present singular third person beclarts · participle present beclarting · participle past beclarted · past beclarted

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.

    Synonyms: bedirty, clat, soil, assoil, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.

Similar
bedirtyclatsoilassoilbedaubbedirtyimbrue (especially with blood)bedizenbefilebefilthbefoulbegrimeberaybeshitbesmearbesmirchbesullybewrayblacken
Also see
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Origin

  1. Middle Englishbiclarten
  2. Englishbeclart

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

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Cite this entry
APA

beclart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclart

MLA

“beclart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beclart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclart.

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