Definition
To cover or soil with dirt; to make dirty.
Etymology
From 'be-' (a causative prefix meaning 'to cover' or 'to make') + 'dirt' (from Old Norse 'drit,' meaning filth or excrement). This creates a verb meaning to thoroughly dirty something.
Kelly Says
The 'be-' prefix + noun pattern was especially productive in Middle and Early Modern English—you could bedirt, besmutch, or befilth almost anything! 'Bedirt' specifically captures the sense of being completely covered in dirt.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخْضَر
mu-kha-dar
CSČeština
zatemňovat
za-tem-ňo-vat
DEDeutsch
verdunsten
fer-duns-ten
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτεινιάζω
sko-te-ni-a-zo
ESEspañol
oscurecer
os-kur-se-er
FISuomi
himmentää
him-men-taa
FRFrançais
assombrir
a-som-brir
HEעברית
להעלים
le-ha-e-lim
HIहिन्दी
धुंधला बनाना
dhun-dhal-a ba-na-na
HUMagyar
elhomályosítani
el-ho-ma-ly-os-i-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
redup
re-dup
ITItaliano
oscurare
o-sku-ra-re
KO한국어
흐리게 하다
heo-ri-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
redup
re-dup
NLNederlands
verduisteren
ver-dooy-ste-ren
PLPolski
przyciemniać
pri-chem-ni-a-ć
PTPortuguês
ofuscar
o-fu-skar
RORomână
îmblânzi
im-blan-zi
RUРусский
притушить
pri-too-shit
TAதமிழ்
மங்கலம்
man-ga-lam
TRTürkçe
bulanıklaştırmak
bu-lan-ik-la-sh-tir-mak
UKУкраїнська
затуманювати
za-tu-man-yu-vaty
URاردو
مُخْضَر
mu-kha-dar
VITiếng Việt
làm mờ
lam mo