Besmirch vs. Smirch

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  • Besmirch (verb)

    To make dirty; to soil.

  • Besmirch (verb)

    To tarnish something, especially someone’s reputation; to debase.

    “The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.”

  • Smirch (noun)

    Dirt, or a stain.

  • Smirch (noun)

    A stain on somebody’s reputation.

  • Smirch (noun)

    A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes)

  • Smirch (verb)

    To dirty; to make dirty.

  • Smirch (verb)

    To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander.

Wiktionary
  • Besmirch (verb)

    damage (someone’s reputation)

    “he had besmirched the good name of his family”

  • Besmirch (verb)

    make (something) dirty or discoloured

    “the ground was besmirched with blood”

  • Smirch (verb)

    make (something) dirty; soil

    “the window was smirched by heat and smoke”

  • Smirch (verb)

    discredit (a person or their reputation); taint

    “I am not accustomed to having my honour smirched”

  • Smirch (noun)

    a dirty mark or stain.

  • Smirch (noun)

    a blot on someone’s character; a flaw.

Oxford Dictionary

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