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bemire vs smear

smear vs bemire

bemire is not a noun while smear is a noun.

bemire and smear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bemire No No Yes No
smear Yes No Yes No
As verbs, smear is a hyponym of bemire; that is, smear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bemire:
  • bemire: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
  • smear: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
Other hyponyms of bemire include foul, contaminate, foul, pollute, slime, muddy, muddy up, splash, mire, muck, muck up, mud, crock, blemish, spot.
bemire (noun) smear (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
a blemish made by dirt
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
slanderous defamation
bemire (verb) smear (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
Difference between bemire and smear

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