Begrime and Scour

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Begrime verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road

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Scour is an antonym for begrime.

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Begrime is an antonym for scour.

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

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