Associations to the word «Besmirch»
Wiktionary
BESMIRCH, verb. (transitive) To make dirty; to soil.
BESMIRCH, verb. (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase.
Dictionary definition
BESMIRCH, verb. 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".
BESMIRCH, verb. Smear so as to make dirty or stained.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.