bespot

B3E1S1P3O1T1

verb

To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.

OriginMiddle English bespotten →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbespot (third-person singular simple present bespots, present participle bespotting, simple past and past participle bespotted)

present singular third person bespots · participle present bespotting · participle past bespotted · past bespotted

  1. transitiveTo make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbespotten
  2. Englishbespot

From Middle English bespotten, equivalent to be- + spot.

More words from Middle English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: bespot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.