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Bespatter — Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with calumny or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bespatter — index brand (stigmatize), defame, denigrate, derogate, disparage, humiliate, pillory, pollute … Law dictionary
bespatter — [bē spat′ər, bispat′ər] vt. to spatter, as with mud or slander; soil or sully by spattering … English World dictionary
bespatter — transitive verb Date: 1600 spatter … New Collegiate Dictionary
bespatter — /bi spat euhr/, v.t. 1. to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc. 2. to slander or libel: a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip. [1635 45; BE + SPATTER] * * * … Universalium
bespatter — verb a) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance. b) To soil by spattering … Wiktionary
bespatter — Synonyms and related words: asperge, asperse, attaint, bedabble, bedew, befoul, besmirch, bespot, besprinkle, blacken, blot, blow upon, brand, call names, censure, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, defame, defile, denigrate, dew, disapprove, disparage … Moby Thesaurus
bespatter — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To mark or soil with spots: blotch, spatter, splatter, splotch, spot. See MARKS. 2. To hurl or scatter liquid upon: dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, splatter, spray, swash. See STRIKE. 3. To contaminate the… … English dictionary for students
bespatter — be·spat·ter || bɪ spætÉ™ v. splatter all over; dirty by spattering … English contemporary dictionary
bespatter — verb spatter with liquid … English new terms dictionary
