Besmirch

[bɪ'smɜːtʃ]

(v. t.) To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.

Typist: Phil

v.t. to soil as with smoke or soot: to sully.—v.t. Besmutch′ to besmirch.

Checker: Lowell

I besmirch the milk of thy duty. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Checked by Joseph