| Main Entry: | besmear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defile |
Synonyms: |
befoul, besmirch, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, disgrace, smear, smudge, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | blur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make dirty |
Synonyms: |
besmear, blemish, blot, discolor, smear, smudge, spot, stain, taint, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify |
| Main Entry: | dab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blot up; touch lightly |
Synonyms: |
bedaub, besmear, daub, pat, peck, plaster, smear, smudge, stipple, swab, tap, wipe |
| Main Entry: | daub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | coat; make dirty |
Synonyms: |
begrime, besmear, bespray, blur, cover, dab, deface, dirty, fleck, grime, paint, plaster, slap on, smear, smirch, smudge, spatter, speckle, splatter, spot, spread, stain, sully, variegate, varnish |
| Main Entry: | discolor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fading, dirtying of hue |
Synonyms: |
besmear, besmirch, blot, defile, mar, mark, rust, smear, soil, stain, streak, sully, tar, tarnish, tinge |
Antonyms: |
brighten, color |
| Main Entry: | foul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become dirty |
Synonyms: |
befoul, begrime, besmear, besmirch, block, catch, choke, clog, contaminate, defile, desecrate, discolor, ensnare, entangle, fill, jam, pollute, profane, smear, smudge, snarl, soil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, twist |
Antonyms: |
clean, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | plaster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spread, smear |
Synonyms: |
adhere, bedaub, besmear, bind, cement, coat, cover, daub, glue, gum, overlay, paste, smudge |
| Main Entry: | smirch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt |
Synonyms: |
besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, contaminate, country, degrade, dirty, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, pollute, smear, smudge, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | bedaub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smear |
Synonyms: |
anoint, besmear, daub, smirch, smudge, soil, spread, stain, sully |