besmirch
verb (used with object)
to soil; tarnish; discolor.
besmircher
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a word derived from
besmirch.
Example Sentences
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He was seen as a dangerous socialist, a besmircher of the ideal, a bucolic thug from the Franche-Comte trampling all over the classical tradition with his wooden clogs.
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