different between besmall vs besmell

English

Etymology

From be- +? small.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l

Verb

besmall (third-person singular simple present besmalls, present participle besmalling, simple past and past participle besmalled)

1. (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To make small; (figuratively) to make as though small.
   • 1974, Pacific islands monthly:

     And loneliness balked my pride, my innate pride, my integral native being, besmalling me all the more, until I couldn't remember myself the way I did last year and the years before.

Derived terms

• besmalled

Anagrams

• emballs, lambels

English

Etymology

From be- +? smell.

Verb

besmell (third-person singular simple present besmells, present participle besmelling, simple past and past participle besmelled or besmelt)

1. (transitive, emphatic) To smell out; sniff about, around, or all over; investigate or check by smelling; detect a smell or a scent.
   • 2012, George R.R. Washington, Alan Goldsher, A Game of Groans: A Sonnet of Slush and Soot:

     Juan positioned himself by the side of the building, peeked through an open window, and found the feast a sight to behold, and a scent to besmell.