besmirch

  • 21besmirch — v soil, begrime, muddy, draggle, bedraggle, smutch, smear, besmear; blot, spot, blemish, stain, blotch; mar, defame, defile, sully, taint; tarnish, dull, discolor, oxidate …

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  • 22besmirch — be·smirch …

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  • 23besmirch — be•smirch [[t]bɪˈsmɜrtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to soil; sully 2) to detract from the honor or luster of • Etymology: 1590–1600 be•smirch′er, n …

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  • 24besmirch —   Ho ohauka e, ho ohaumia, ho opōneko …

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  • 25besmirch — v.tr. 1 soil, discolour. 2 dishonour; sully the reputation or name of. Etymology: BE + SMIRCH …

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  • 26Besmirched — Besmirch Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Besmirching — Besmirch Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28blacken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. besmirch; smudge; malign, slander. See color, detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make black] Syn. darken, nigrify, make black, begrime; see dirty , shade 2 . 2. [To smirch] Syn. sully, tarnish,… …

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  • 29defile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dirty, [befoul, tarnish, blacken; corrupt, debauch, contaminate; dishonor, debase, sully, drag in the dust, give a bad name. See uncleanness, impurity, disrepute. n. ravine, gorge, passage. See… …

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  • 30dirty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclean, filthy, soiled, foul; murky, miry, stormy; vile, sordid, mean; pornographic; dishonest. See uncleanness, dimness, impurity, cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing dirt] Syn.… …

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