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be·smirch
 besmirch
- pronunciation:
- b
smuhrch
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
besmirched, besmirches, besmirching |
| definition 1: |
to tarnish or soil.
- similar words:
- blacken, defile, foul, soil, tarnish
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| definition 2: |
to dim or discredit.
He besmirched my honor.- antonyms:
- enhance
- similar words:
- blacken, defile, foul, soil, tarnish
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| related words: |
abase, denigrate, dirty, discredit, dishonor, libel, malign, slander, spot, stain, vitiate |
| derivations: |
besmircher (n.), besmirchment (n.) |
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