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Meanings of smirch in English

Portuguese
mancha
Catalan
màcula
Spanish
manchón

A blemish made by dirt.

      mancha
      Portuguese
      denegrir
      Catalan
      denigrar
      Spanish
      manchar

      Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.

          denegrir
          Usage of smirch in English
          1
          It's a weapon that no self-respecting man should smirch his hands with.
          The Obstacle Race
          2
          For many of them it will smirch us forever.... You DO understand?
          Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
          3
          One could never detect a smirch or a grain of dust upon them.
          A Tramp Abroad
          4
          A careless word or two shall easily suffice to smirch your fair fame.
          The Brown Mask
          5
          He had never tried to embarrass him or smirch his name.
          The Snowshoe Trail
          6
          Don't let these fellows smirch your name and the name of the Service.
          The Enchanted Canyon
          7
          Henceforward let no man dare to smirch her with any slur or slander.
          The Unwilling Vestal
          8
          I am sorry that there is any smirch on Lisa's birth.
          Frances Waldeaux: A Novel
          9
          I am such a blackamoor that I cannot smirch myself.
          Middlemarch
          10
          Jacob is a leading citizen and I don't want a jail smirch on him.
          The Heart's Kingdom
          11
          Why do you smirch it all with these horrid remarks?
          Helena
          12
          No need to smirch Uncle's reputation unless it's absolutely necessary.
          Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
          13
          Enough of the smirch will stick to prevent that.
          The House of the Whispering Pines
          14
          They starve us and stamp on us-andthen steal our wives and smirch our sweethearts.
          Youth Challenges
          15
          But by-and-by it may all be used to smirch or brighten unjustly some one's character.
          As We Go
          16
          Thank God, those damned lawyers won't dare to plead any cause that could smirch me.
          The Vicar of Tours
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          Smirch through the time