bespatter
[bih-spat-er]
verb (used with object)
to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.
to slander or libel: a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
Origin of bespatter
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Related Words for bespatter
sully, revile, tarnish, smear, taint, denigrate, insult, disparage, misrepresent, vilify, besmirch, daub, smudge, speckle, mottle, drench, bathe, sprinkle, slosh, soakExamples from the Web for bespatter
Historical Examples of bespatter
This is the nameless refuse which flings itself to bespatter Masonry.
Devil-Worship in FranceArthur Edward Waite
He expects Sir George should not bespatter him privately, in revenge, but openly.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, CompleteSamuel Pepys
The green appearance is due to lichens which bespatter them.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and ScenerySamuel Adams Drake
He may bespatter you with ink, he may hit you in the eye, but he writes a magnificent hand.
Roderick HudsonHenry James
I know they are pleased to bespatter me at all their little dirty levees.
GoldsmithWilliam Black
bespatter
verb (tr)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper