Bemerd
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To befoul with excrement. rare, transitive
"And he and his, standing close beneath the wall, and little expecting so sudden and ill an answer, fared shamefully, being all well soused and bemerded with filth and lye. Therewith went up great shouts of laughter from the walls."
- 2 To tarnish or slander. figuratively, rare, transitive
"[…] they are produced in great abundance, with the twin objects of inducing electors to abstain, and of bemerding candidates of all parties."
Example
More examples"And he and his, standing close beneath the wall, and little expecting so sudden and ill an answer, fared shamefully, being all well soused and bemerded with filth and lye. Therewith went up great shouts of laughter from the walls."
Etymology
From be- + merd.
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