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besmutch

besmutch verb: to besmirch.

Verb

besmutch (third-person singular simple present besmutches, present participle besmutching, simple past and past participle besmutched)

  1. (transitive) To besmirch.

Forms of besmutch

third-person singular presentbesmutches
present participlebesmutching
past participlebesmutched
pastbesmutched

Origin of besmutch

From be- + smutch.

Questions about besmutch

What does besmutch mean?
Besmutch means to besmirch.
What part of speech is besmutch?
Besmutch is a verb.
What is the past tense of besmutch?
The past tense of besmutch is besmutched.

Words near besmutch in the dictionary

  1. besmudge
  2. besmudged
  3. besmudges
  4. besmudging
  5. besmut
  6. besmutch
  7. besmutched
  8. besmutches
  9. besmutching
  10. besmuts
  11. besmutted

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