smirch[verb]Synonyms: soil, begrime, besoil, dirty, foul, grime, smooch, smudge, smutch, tarnish
Related Words: discolor,
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smirch (smûrch)
tr.v. smirched, smirch·ing, smirch·es ► To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent: “their tough, hostile faces, smirched by the grime and rust” (Henry Roth).
► To dishonor; defame.
n.Something, such as a blot, smear, or stain, that smirches.
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