besmirch
verb (used with object)
to soil; tarnish; discolor.
besmirches
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present tense formof besmirch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"Behaviour like that, whether it's at an Old Firm match or any other football match, besmirches that, and it should absolutely be seen as unacceptable."
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022
Yet his failure to universally apply the Constitution’s protections besmirches his record.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2021
Mud besmirches his van’s tiny, neat living space.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2018
It is unfortunate that this Times article indirectly besmirches the Yankees.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2017
Prince Napoleon blames M. Taine for quoting "eight times" 'Bourrienne's Memoirs,' and then, letting his feelings loose, he takes advantage of the occasion and cruelly besmirches Bourrienne's name.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
