bemire

UK: /bɪˈmaɪə/ US: (bi mī^ər′)

Inflections of 'bemire' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bemires

v 3rd person singular

bemiring

v pres p

bemired

v past

bemired

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•mire  (bi mī^ər′), v.t., -mired, -mir•ing. 

1. to soil with mire;
   dirty or muddy:
   bemired clothing.
2. to cause (an object or person) to sink in mire:
   a bemired wagon.

• be- + mire 1525–35

be•mire′ment, n. 

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bemire / bɪˈmaɪə/ verb (transitive)

1. to soil with or as if with mire
2. (usually passive) to stick fast in mud or mire