bemud

B3E1M3U1D2

verb

To cover, bespatter, or befoul with mud.

OriginEnglish mud ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbemud (third-person singular simple present bemuds, present participle bemudding, simple past and past participle bemudded)

present singular third person bemuds · participle present bemudding · participle past bemudded · past bemudded

  1. transitiveTo cover, bespatter, or befoul with mud.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo confuse; muddle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bafflebaffoundbedevilbefuddlebewilderconfoundconfusedisconcertentangleflustermix upmuddyperturbpuzzleravel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishmud
  12. Englishbemud

From be- + mud.

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Cite this entry
APA

bemud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemud

MLA

“bemud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bemud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemud.

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