verb transitiveWord forms: beˈgrimed or beˈgriming
to cover with grime; make dirty; soil
begrime in American English
(bɪˈɡraim)
transitive verbWord forms: -grimed, -griming
to make grimy
Word origin
[1545–55; be- + grime]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fusion, integral, inversion, offset, speciesbe- is a native English prefix formerly used in the formation of verbs. Other words thatuse the affix be- include: become, bedaub, befriend, besiege