Smirch (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Smear so as to make dirty or stained.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her careless handling smirched the vase with her greasy fingerprints.
- The child's chocolate-covered hands smirched the walls as she walked by.
- The leaky pen smirched her shirt with indelible ink.
- Her reputation was smirched by the false accusations in the media.
- A careless splash of paint smirched the newly cleaned floor.