What does BESMEAR mean?
Definitions for BESMEAR
bɪˈsmɪərbe·smear
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Princeton's WordNet
bedaub, besmearverb
spread or daub (a surface)
Wiktionary
besmearverb
To smear over, sully.
Etymology: From bismerwen, from besmirwan, besmierwan, equivalent to. Cognate with besmeren, beschmieren.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Besmearverb
Etymology: from smear.
He lay as in a dream of deep delight,
Besmear’d with precious balm, whose virtuous might
Did heal his wounds. Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. ii.That face of his I do remember well;
Yet when I saw it last, it was besmear’d
As black as Vulcan. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.First Moloch! horrid king! besmear’d with blood
Of human sacrifice, and parents tears. Paradise Lost, b. i.Her fainting hand let fall the sword, besmear’d
With blood. John Denham.Her gushing blood the pavement all besmear’d. Dryden.
My honour would not let ingratitude
So much besmear it. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
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besmear
Besmear refers to the action of spreading or smearing something, often a liquid or a semi-solid substance, over a surface in a messy or careless way. It can also apply to figurative context, denoting the act of damaging or tarnishing someone's reputation.
Webster Dictionary
Besmearverb
to smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Besmear
be-smēr′, v.t. to smear over: to bedaub: to pollute.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BESMEAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BESMEAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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