Mire and Scour

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Mire verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

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Scour is an antonym for mire.

Nearby Words: miry, mired, miring

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

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Mire is an antonym for scour.

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

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