be-smear

be·smear

[bih-smeer]
verb (used with object)
1.
to smear all over; bedaub.
2.
to sully; defile; soil: to besmear someone's reputation.

Origin:
before 1050; Middle English bismeren, Old English besmerian. See be-, smear

be·smear·er, noun
un·be·smeared, adjective
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besmear (bɪˈsmɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to smear over; daub
2.  to sully; defile (often in the phrase besmear (a person's) reputation)

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