Verb besmirch has 2 senses
- defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch - 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"
--1 is one way to charge, accuse
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- smirch, besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained
--2 is one way to smear
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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