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smirch n. [
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, slur] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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smirch v. [
besmirch] smear so as to make dirty or stained
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smirch n. [
blot, smear, spot, stain] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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smirch v. [
defame, slander, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch] 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"
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