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besmirchbesmirch /bɪˈsmɚtʃ/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYbesmirchOrigin: 1600-1700 smirch to make dirty (15-20 centuries) VERB TABLEbesmirch |
Present | I, you, we, they | besmirch | | he, she, it | besmirches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | besmirched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have besmirched | | he, she, it | has besmirched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had besmirched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will besmirch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have besmirched |
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Present | I | am besmirching | | he, she, it | is besmirching | | you, we, they | are besmirching | Past | I, he, she, it | was besmirching | | you, we, they | were besmirching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been besmirching | | he, she, it | has been besmirching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been besmirching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be besmirching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been besmirching |
literary besmirch somebody’s honor/reputation to spoil the good opinion that people have of someone [Origin: 1600–1700 smirch to make dirty (15–20 centuries)] |