smirch
11smirch — smirchless, adj. /smerrch/, v.t. 1. to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc. 2. to sully or tarnish (a person, reputation, character, etc.); disgrace; discredit. n. 3. a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust,… …
12smirch — verb to make dirty CELIA. Ill put myself in poor and mean attire, Syn: besmirch, soil …
13smirch — Synonyms and related words: aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bedarken, bedaub, begrime, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, black, black eye, black mark, blacken, blackening,… …
14smirch — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A smudge] Syn. spot, blotch, smear; see blemish , stain . 2. [Dishonor] Syn. stigma, slur, blemish; see disgrace 1 , 2 , scandal . v. 1. [To soil] Syn. smudge, discolor, smear; see dirty . 2. [To degrade] Syn. sully,… …
15smirch — smÉœrtʃ /smÉœËtʃ n. smudge, smear, stain; something which is damaging to one s reputation, defamation, slander v. smudge, soil, stain; defame, slander, disgrace …
16smirch — [smə:tʃ] verb 1》 make dirty. 2》 discredit; taint. noun 1》 a dirty mark or stain. 2》 a flaw. Origin C15: prob. symbolic …
17smirch — v 1. dirty, soil, smut, stain, discolor; spot, smudge, begrime, besmear, smear, besmirch, defile; draggle, bedraggle, splash, spatter, muddy, Inf. slop up, Inf. foul up, foul, befoul. 2. discredit, disfavor, derogate, disprove, depreciate,… …
18smirch — [[t]smɜrtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as if with soot, dirt, etc 2) to sully or tarnish (a reputation, character, etc.); disgrace 3) a dirty mark or smear 4) a stain or blot, as on reputation • Etymology: 1485–95;… …
19smirch — /smɜtʃ / (say smerch) verb (t) 1. to discolour or soil with some substance, as soot, dust, dirt, etc., or as the substance does. 2. to sully or tarnish, as with disgrace. –noun 3. a dirty mark or smear. 4. a stain or blot, as on reputation.… …
20smirch — v. & n. v.tr. mark, soil, or smear (a thing, a person s reputation, etc.). n. 1 a spot or stain. 2 a blot (on one s character etc.). Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …
