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be·smirch

besmirch

 
pronunciation:
b smuhrch
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: besmirches, besmirching, besmirched
definition 1: to tarnish or soil.
similar words:
blacken, defile, foul, soil, tarnish
definition 2: to dim or discredit.
He besmirched my honor.
antonyms:
enhance
similar words:
blacken, defile, foul, soil, tarnish
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derivations: besmircher (n.), besmirchment (n.)
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