besmut

B3E1S1M3U1T1

verb

To blacken with smut; foul with soot.

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Meanings

verbbesmut (third-person singular simple present besmuts, present participle besmutting, simple past and past participle besmutted)

present singular third person besmuts · participle present besmutting · participle past besmutted · past besmutted

  1. transitiveTo blacken with smut; foul with soot.

Origin

From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TsumebTumbesBestum
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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