Besmirch Synonyms
bĭ-smûrch'
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Synonyms for Besmirch
To defile is defined as to make something unclean, either literally or figuratively.
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
(Intransitive)To become black.
To darken; obscure; threaten
To denigrate is to belittle or attack someone's reputation.
To dirty is to cause something to become unclean or impure.
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To cover, daub, or soil with something greasy, sticky, or dirty
To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
To affect (a plant) with smut fungus.
To dirty with excrement.
To strike or land on in a dispersed way:
Stain is defined as to dirty, dishonor or to apply some sort of coloring.
Sully is defined as to spoil or stain, or to disgrace.
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Taint is defined as to make something decay or cause it to be impure.
To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of.
To polish with blacking
To make dirty; smudge
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To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).
To utter a slander about.
To damage the reputation, character, or good name of (someone) by slander or libel.
To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent:
ebonize
To stain black like ebony.
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To make dark
To stain (a reputation); disgrace
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The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
In a clean or nonpolluting manner:
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