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  • 131splotch — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smudge, spot, blot; see blemish , stain . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spot, stain, blob, mark, splash, smudge. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A discolored mark made by smearing: blot, blotch, daub, smear, smirch,… …

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  • 132befoul — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make dirty: begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See CLEAN. 2. To contaminate the reputation of: besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty,… …

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