Smirch

v. t.	1.	To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully. I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. - Shak.
n.	1.	A smutch; a dirty stain.

Noun	1.	smirch - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" Synonyms: blot, daub, smudge, spot, slur, smear
	2.	smirch - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" Synonyms: blot, smear, stain, spot
Verb	1.	smirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained Synonyms: besmirch
	2.	smirch - 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, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, denigrate, sully, smear

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