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smirched

smirched is the simple past and past participle of smirch.

Meaning of smirch

Verb

smirch (third-person singular simple present smirches, present participle smirching, simple past and past participle smirched)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To dirty; to make dirty.
    • CELIA. I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, / And with a kind of umber smirch my face; / The like do you; so shall we pass along, / And never stir assailants.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    besmirch, file, soil, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile
  2. (archaic, figuratively, transitive) To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander.

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Questions about smirched

What is smirched the simple past and past participle of?
Smirched is the simple past and past participle of smirch.

Words near smirched in the dictionary

  1. smily
  2. smily face
  3. sminthurid
  4. sminthurids
  5. smirch
  6. smirched
  7. smirches
  8. smirching
  9. smirchless
  10. smirchy
  11. smirk

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