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be·spat·ter
 bespatter
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- pronunciation:
- b
spae
tr
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bespatters, bespattering, bespattered |
| definition 1: |
to splash and soil with drops or bits of matter; spatter.
The passing bus bespattered my clothes with mud.- similar words:
- spatter
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| definition 2: |
to defame or slander, as someone's reputation.
- similar words:
- spatter
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| related words: |
blot, libel, sprinkle, wrong |
The word bespatter
contains the following part:
be-
Old English
prefix
that means to cover or surround with; to act on or change another.
  More about this word part:
The prefix be-
forms verbs from nouns and verbs.
Example words:
bedaub, bedazzle, bedeck, bedevil, bedew, bedim, bedizen, befall, befit, befog, befoul, befriend, befuddle, beget, begird, begrime, begrudge, beguile, behold, bejewel, belabor, belie, belong, beloved, bemuse, benighted, berate, beset, besiege, besmear, besmirch, besot, bespangle, bespatter, bespeak, bespectacled, bespread, bestow, bestride, betake, bethink, betide, betray, betroth, bewail, beware, bewilder, bewitch
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