Definitions
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- verb transitive To
bring forth alitter ;have young ; litter. - verb transitive To
strew withlitter (for the floor). - verb transitive To
bestrew withrubbish or things in disorder.
Etymologies
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From be- + litter (“offspring”).
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From be- + litter (“droppings, refuse”).
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Examples
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a sign anywhere of the photographs and small knick-knacks which generally belitter a woman's sitting -- room.
The Coryston Family A Novel Humphry Ward 1885
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