besmirch
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besmirch (third-person singular simple present besmirches, present participle besmirching, simple past and past participle besmirched)
- (transitive) To make dirty; to soil.
- (transitive) To tarnish, especially someone's reputation; to debase.
- The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.
Translations [edit]
To make dirty; to soil
To tarnish; to debase