bespatter

• Verbe signifiant éclabousser ou couvrir de gouttes ou de saletés, souvent dans un contexte littéraire ou poétique, au propre comme au figuré pour souiller ou ternir une réputation.

An archaic verb meaning to splash or spatter something, typically with liquid or mud, often used in literary or poetic contexts.

1. Spot, splash, or soilC2formal

   To splash or cover something with small drops or spots of liquid, mud, or other substance.

   Éclabousser, tacher

   • The passing car bespattered her dress with mud.
   • Rain bespattered the windowpane, making it hard to see outside.
   • He accidentally bespattered the canvas with paint while working.

   Synonymesbedaubdotflecksoilspatterspecklesplashsplatterstainsully

   Antonymescleanpurify