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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: besmirched adj : especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]
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