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Webster 1913 Edition


Besmirch

Be-smirch′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Besmirched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Besmirching
.]
To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Besmirch

BESMIRCH'

,
Verb.
T.
[be and smirch.] To soil; to foul; to discolor. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


besmirch

besmirch

English

Verb

besmirch (third-person singular simple present besmirches, present participle besmirching, simple past and past participle besmirched)

  1. (transitive, literary) To make dirty; to soil.
  2. (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase.
    The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.

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