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be·smirch
besmirch
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- pronunciation:
- b
smuhrch
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
besmirches, besmirching, besmirched |
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 |
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derivations: |
besmircher (n.), besmirchment (n.) |
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