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To besmirch is to dirty or spoil something or to damage someone's reputation

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When you spill something on the floor and make it dirty, this is an example of a time when the floor is besmirched with dirt.
When you spread a rumor about someone, this is an example of a time when you besmirch his reputation.

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See besmirch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make dirty; soil
to bring dishonor to; sully

Origin: be- + smirch

See besmirch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es

To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.
To make dirty; soil.

Related Forms:

be·smirchˈer noun

be·smirchˈment noun

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