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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of dirty.

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Examples

  • We are so desensitized, so overwhelmed, so brain dirtied, that we feel helpless so much of the time … Boycott, boycott, boycott!

    Think Progress » Americans’ Confidence In Direction of U.S. Plunges; 21 Points Lower Than Iraqis’ Confidence In Iraq 2005

  • I can't say that I have ever felt "dirtied" or "shamed" by anyone objectifying me, just annoyed.

    Not "legless": Ten pairs of legs! Kay Olson 2007

  • Thankfully, the engineers at OCZ Technology and Indilinx are fed up, and rather than sitting around doing nothing, they've both collaborated on a breakthrough firmware that can actually clean and restore one's "dirtied"

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • I have actually done the idea several times, but they either got deleted out of boredom or the letters turned out all blurry and "dirtied" the background colour, which is when I realized that I was not saving the image file as PNG, which ensured a much prettier quality.

    Anime Nano! 2009

  • Natacha Pisarenko/Associated Press Papamoa Beach was dirtied with fuel oil.

    Ship Continues to Spill Oil 2011

  • The most beat up, dirtied, and unsanitary part of your vehicle is floor mats.

    Han Ups | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Brian Park for the Wall Street Journal Artist Paul Villinski 's installation of soot-dirtied butterflies made from beer cans in the living room.

    A Retailer Snags a Juliet Chung 2010

  • Shadows cast by thirty-watt overheads, thrift store furniture, and a wood-cabineted television splash the dirtied white walls.

    Superman's Last Flight Kurt Baumeister 2012

  • Just like La Lohan, overexposure dirtied wallpaper's effect.

    Shine On, Glossy Walls Sara Ruffin Costello 2010

  • One exception is a wall of the 35-foot-long living room, where dozens of soot-dirtied butterflies fashioned from beer cans are stationed — an installation by the artist Paul Villinski that Mr. Keledjian bought with the house.

    A Retailer Snags a Juliet Chung 2010

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