BESMIRCH


Meaning of BESMIRCH in English

— besmircher , n.

/bi smerrch"/ , v.t.

1. to soil; tarnish; discolor.

2. to detract from the honor or luster of: to besmirch someone's good name.

[ 1590-1600; BE- + SMIRCH ]

Syn. 2. stain, tarnish, soil, blacken, dishonor, discredit, sully, besmear.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .