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besmut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-smut
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To blacken with smut; foul with soot.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

besmuts (present, singular) besmutting (participle, present) besmutted (participle, past) besmutted (past)

Questions

What does besmut mean?
To blacken with smut; foul with soot.
Where does besmut come from?
From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”).

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