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bemire

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be⋅mire

  [bi-mahyuhr]
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–verb (used with object), -mired, -mir⋅ing.
1. to soil with mire; dirty or muddy: bemired clothing.
2. to cause (an object or person) to sink in mire: a bemired wagon.
Origin:
1525–35; be- + mire

Related forms:
be⋅mire⋅ment, noun
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be·mire   (bĭ-mīr')   
tr.v.   be·mired, be·mir·ing, be·mires

  1. To soil with mud.

  2. To cause to sink into mud.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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