Besmirch

v. t.

1.

To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. [imp. & p. p. Besmirched ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Besmirching.]

Verb	1.	besmirch - 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" Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear
	2.	besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained Synonyms: smirch

attaint, bedarken, bedaub, besmear, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, black, blacken, blackwash, blot, blotch, blur, brand, call names, charcoal, cork, darken, daub, defile, denigrate, dinge, dirty, discolor, ebonize, engage in personalities, heap dirt upon, ink, mark, melanize, muckrake, murk, nigrify, oversmoke, revile, scorch, sear, shade, shadow, singe, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, smouch, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, soot, spot, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tar, tarnish, throw mud at, vilify