besmirch
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be·smirch

transitive verb \bi-ˈsmərch, bē-\

Definition of BESMIRCH

: sully, soil

Examples of BESMIRCH

  1. <inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet>

First Known Use of BESMIRCH

1599

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