Besmirch

Be-smirch′

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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.

Besmirch

BESMIRCH'

,

Verb.

T.

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

besmirch

English

Verb

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

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

Translations

make dirty

Bulgarian: мърся (bg) ‎(mǎrsja), омърсявам (bg) ‎(omǎrsjavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 弄髒 (zh), 弄脏 (zh) ‎(nòngzāng)
Dutch: besmeuren (nl)
Finnish: liata (fi)
French: salir (fr)

Galician: ensuciar
German: beschmutzen (de)
Greek: λερώνω (el) ‎(leróno)
Italian: sporcare (it), insudiciare, lordare (it), insozzare (it)
Portuguese: sujar (pt)
Romanian: spurca (ro)
Russian: па́чкать (ru) impf ‎(páčkatʹ), испа́чкать (ru) pf ‎(ispáčkatʹ), загрязня́ть (ru) impf ‎(zagrjaznjátʹ)

tarnish; debase

Bulgarian: петня (bg) ‎(petnja), черня (bg) ‎(černja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 浼污 ‎(měiwū), 污漫 (zh) ‎(wūmàn)
Dutch: bekladden (nl), bezoedelen (nl)
Finnish: liata (fi)
French: salir (fr), avilir (fr)
Galician: difamar (gl)
German: beschmutzen (de)

Greek: σπιλώνω (el) ‎(spilóno)
Hungarian: gyaláz (hu)
Italian: denigrare (it), macchiare (it), insudiciare, lordare (it)
Portuguese: conspurcar (pt), macular (pt), deslustrar
Romanian: spurca (ro)
Russian: пятна́ть (ru) impf ‎(pjatnátʹ), запятна́ть (ru) pf ‎(zapjatnátʹ), черни́ть (ru) impf ‎(černítʹ)

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