bespatter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BESPATTER

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy <vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush>

Synonyms bespatter, dash, plash, spatter, splatter

Related Words drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep; bathe, douse (also dowse), wash, water; slop, slush, spray, sprinkle, squirt

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