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- Dictionarybesmirch/bɪˈsməːtʃ/
verb
- 1. damage (someone's reputation): "he had besmirched the good name of his family"
- 2. make (something) dirty or discoloured: literary "the ground was besmirched with blood"
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The meaning of BESMIRCH is to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully, soil. How to use besmirch in a sentence. Did you know?
To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone's reputation — like when you call Billy a cheater at kickball (even though you know he's just better at bunting than you).
BESMIRCH definition: 1. to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them: 2. to say bad…. Learn more.
BESMIRCH meaning: 1. to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them: 2. to say bad…. Learn more.
If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
verb (used with object) to soil; tarnish; discolor. to detract from the honor or luster of: to besmirch someone's good name. Synonyms: besmear, sully, discredit, dishonor, blacken, soil, tarnish, stain. besmirch. / bɪˈsmɜːtʃ / verb. to make dirty; soil. to reduce the brightness or lustre of.
Definition of besmirch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define besmirch. besmirch synonyms, besmirch pronunciation, besmirch translation, English dictionary definition of besmirch. tr.v. be·smirched , be·smirch·ing , be·smirch·es 1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander. 2. To make dirty; soil. be·smirch′er n....
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Origin besmirch (1600-1700) smirch “to make dirty” ((15-20 centuries)), perhaps from Old French esmorcher “to torture”. besmirch meaning, definition, what is besmirch: Definition ...: Learn more.
