besmirch

Definitions


[bɪˈsməːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- damage (someone's reputation)
(e.g: he had besmirched the good name of his family)

- make (something) dirty or discoloured
(e.g: the ground was besmirched with blood)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from be- + smirch




definition by Oxford Dictionaries