besoot

B3E1S1O1O1T1

verb

To soil with soot; blacken with soot; besmut.

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Meanings

verbbesoot (third-person singular simple present besoots, present participle besooting, simple past and past participle besooted)

present singular third person besoots · participle present besooting · participle past besooted · past besooted

  1. transitiveTo soil with soot; blacken with soot; besmut.

Origin

From be- (“on, upon, all over”) + soot.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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