tr.v., -smirched, -smirch·ing, -smirch·es.

1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.
2. To make dirty; soil.

besmircher be·smirch'er n.
besmirchment be·smirch'ment n.

verb

1. To contaminate the reputation of: befoul, besmear, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish. Idioms: give a black eye to, slingthrowmud on. See attack/defend, clean/dirty.
2. To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See clean/dirty.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  Synonyms: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully

Meaning #2: smear so as to make dirty or stained
  Synonym: smirch

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilsmudse, tilsvine, sværte

Nederlands (Dutch)
de goede naam aantasten, bekladden

Français (French)
v. tr. - tenir, entacher

Deutsch (German)
v. - verleumden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατασπιλώνω, κηλιδώνω

Italiano (Italian)
macchiare, gettare del fango su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - manchar (alguém ou seu caráter) (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
пачкать, очернять, бесчестить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manchar, mancillar, ensuciar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smutsa ner, besudla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
弄脏, 糟蹋, 使退后

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄髒, 糟蹋, 使退後

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 더럽히다, 변색시키다, 손상하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 汚す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لوث, وسخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכתים, ליכלך‬

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