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Begrime vs Sully - What's the difference?

begrime | sully | Related terms |

Begrime is a related term of sully.


In lang=en terms the difference between begrime and sully

is that begrime is to make something dirty; to soil while sully is to become soiled or tarnished.

As verbs the difference between begrime and sully

is that begrime is to make something dirty; to soil while sully is to soil or stain; to dirty.

begrime

English

Verb

(begrim)
  • To make something dirty; to soil
  • *

    • sully

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to soil or stain; to dirty
    • He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
  • * Roscommon
    • statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke
  • to damage or corrupt
    • He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
  • * Atterbury
    • no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity
  • To become soiled or tarnished.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.