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smirch

 
Dictionary: smirch   (smûrch) pronunciation
tr.v., smirched, smirch·ing, smirch·es.
  1. To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent: "their tough, hostile faces, smirched by the grime and rust" (Henry Roth).
  2. To dishonor; defame.
n.
Something, such as a blot, smear, or stain, that smirches.

[Middle English smorchen.]


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verb

    To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance: bedaub, besmear, dab1, daub, plaster, smear, smudge. See put on/take off.

noun

    A discolored mark made by smearing: blot, blotch, daub, smear, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain. See marks.

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besmirch (to a lesser degree)
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a blemish made by dirt
  Synonyms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, slur

Meaning #2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  Synonyms: blot, smear, spot, stain


The verb smirch has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: smear so as to make dirty or stained
  Synonym: besmirch

Meaning #2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  Synonyms: defame, slander, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilsmudse
n. - plet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevuilen, te schande maken, schandvlek

Français (French)
v. tr. - salir, souiller, déshonorer, diffamer
n. - tache

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschmutzen, besudeln
n. - Schmutzfleck, Schandfleck

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κηλιδώνω, λεκιάζω, λερώνω
n. - κηλίδα, λεκές

Italiano (Italian)
macchiare, macchia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aviltar, manchar, sujar
n. - nódoa (f), mácula (f), mancha (f)

Русский (Russian)
пятно, позор, пачкать, позорить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manchar, mancillar
n. - mancha, mancilla, tacha

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smutsa ner, fläcka, besudla
n. - fläck

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沾污, 弄脏, 脏污, 污点

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 沾污, 弄髒
n. - 髒污, 污點

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (명성 따위를) 손상하다, (옷 등을) 더럽히다
n. - 더러움, 오점

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 汚す, 傷付ける
n. - 汚れ, 汚点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلطخ أو يلوث (الاسم) لطخه أو وصمه عار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לכלך, הכתים, הכפיש שם‬
n. - ‮לכלוך, כתם, דופי‬


 
 
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