besmear
to smear all over; bedaub.
to sully; defile; soil: to besmear someone's reputation.
Origin of besmear
1Other words from besmear
- be·smear·er, noun
- un·be·smeared, adjective
Words Nearby besmear
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How to use besmear in a sentence
His intensity of loathing leads him to besmear his antagonists with filth.
Swift | Leslie StephenWas it honour and fair play to besmear my mother's name, to throw reflections upon my birth?
The Day of Judgment | Joseph HockingThey fashion his image of kadamb7 wood and besmear it with red lead.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. RussellMadame Boche, in her turn, caught sight of Lantier and uttered a faint cry without ceasing to besmear her face with her tears.
L'Assommoir | Emile ZolaThe reverse of besmear is to rub off; hence to obliterate means to rub out, to erase.
Orthography | Elmer W. Cavins
British Dictionary definitions for besmear
/ (bɪˈsmɪə) /
to smear over; daub
to sully; defile (often in the phrase besmear (a person's) reputation)
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