bespatter

English

Etymology

From be- + spatter.

Verb

bespatter (third-person singular simple present bespatters, present participle bespattering, simple past and past participle bespattered)

  1. (transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
  2. (transitive) To soil by spattering.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.

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