Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Besmirch

· Be·smirch · IPA /bɪˈsmɝːt͡ʃ/

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

imp. & p. p. Besmirched; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmirching