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Definition of besmirch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

besmirch

verb

besmirch pronunciation English

bɪˈsmɜːtʃ

besmirch pronunciation American

bɪˈsmɜːrtʃ

besmirch somebody/something (formal) to damage the opinion that people have of somebody/something

Synonym

sullyHe had deliberately set out to besmirch her reputation.