bespatter
English
Etymology
From be- + spatter.
Verb
bespatter (third-person singular simple present bespatters, present participle bespattering, simple past and past participle bespattered)
- (transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
- (transitive) To soil by spattering.
- (transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
Translations
to sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance
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to soil by spattering
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to asperse with calumny
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