besmirch
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besmirch
- /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/ UK
- /bɪˈsmɝːt͡ʃ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English besmorchen (attested in besmorchid). Compare Middle English bismotered (“bespattered, soiled”). By surface analysis, be- + smirch.
verb besmirches · besmirching · besmirched
- To make dirty.
- To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation. The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.
