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liata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • begrime verb To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
  • besmirch verb To make dirty.
  • blacken verb To make something black or turn black.
  • dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
  • sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.
  • tarnish noun A dull discoloured film that forms on the surface of a metal, especially one exposed to air.

Senses

liata is used for these senses in English:

  • begrime (transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally) , to make (something) dirty; to soil.
  • blacken (transitive, causative) To make dirty.
  • dirty (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
  • foul (transitive) To make dirty.
  • soil To make invalid, to ruin.
  • sully (transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.
  • sully (transitive) To corrupt or damage.
  • tarnish (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.

besmirch — full definition

  1. verb To make dirty.
  2. verb To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

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