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  • Besmirched — Besmirch Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • besmirched — Synonyms and related words: bedraggled, befouled, blackened, blotchy, darkened, defiled, dingy, dirtied, dirty, discolored, drabbled, draggled, fouled, foxed, foxy, fuliginous, grimy, impure, indecent, inky, maculate, muddy, murky, smirched,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • besmirched — adj. dirtied, soiled; botched be·smirch || bɪ smɜːtʃ v. stain, dirty, sully, soil …   English contemporary dictionary

  • besmirched his name — sullied his reputation, stained his reputation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Salem, Massachusetts —   City   Salem Maritime National Historic Site …   Wikipedia

  • besmirch — UK [bɪˈsmɜː(r)tʃ] / US [bɪˈsmɜrtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms besmirch : present tense I/you/we/they besmirch he/she/it besmirches present participle besmirching past tense besmirched past participle besmirched formal to harm the good… …   English dictionary

  • battered beat-up beaten-up bedraggled broken-down dilapidated ramshackle tumble-down unsound — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bent crumpled dented — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Besmirch — Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Besmirching — Besmirch Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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