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verb (used with object)
1.
to soil by
spattering
;
splash with water, dirt, etc.
2.
to
slander
or libel:
a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
Origin:
1635–45;
be-
+
spatter
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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bespatter
(bɪˈspætə)
—
vb
1.
to splash all over, as with dirty water
2.
to defile; slander; besmirch
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