bedable
Definition
- Verb:
- To make dirty or soil: "bedable" means to stain, smear, or make something dirty, typically by contact with a substance.
Usage Examples
- (She made her dress dirty with mud.)
- (The child soiled the floor with juice.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be bedabled with": to be stained or covered with a substance.
- His hands were bedabled with grease after repairing the engine. (His hands were soiled with grease.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bedabble (verb): a less common variant of "bedable," meaning to wet or soil slightly.
- The rain bedabbled the windows. (The rain slightly wet the windows.)
Synonyms
- Befoul: to make dirty or foul.
- Sully: to spoil or make dirty.
- Tarnish: to lose or cause to lose its shine or purity (often used figuratively).
Phrasal Verbs
- None commonly associated with "bedable."
Related Idioms
- None commonly associated with "bedable."