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Definitions for: Smirch
[n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[v] charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
[v] smear so as to make dirty or stained
Webster (1913) Definition: Smirch, v. t. [From the root of smear.]
To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to
smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.
I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. --Shak.
Smirch, n.
A smutch; a dirty stain.
Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, besmirch, blot, blot, calumniate, daub, defame, denigrate, slander, slur, smear, smear, smear, smudge, spot, spot, stain, sully
See Also: accuse, assassinate, badmouth, blemish, blotch, charge, defect, drag through the mud, error, fault, fingermark, fingerprint, inkblot, libel, malign, mistake, smear, splodge, splotch, traduce
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