besmear

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
2. To damage the reputation of, to tarnish, to sully.

Concepten

besmeren

bevlekken

bevuilen

vuil worden

besmeuren

Synoniemen

smear

bedaub

anoint

daub

soil

apply

besmirch

stain

smirch

sully

bemire

foul

grime

imbrue

make

mark

moil

muck

paint

plaster

rub

scant

slur

smudge

speck

splotch

spot

cover over

discolorise

discolorize

discolourise

get dirty

make muddy

paint heavily

beslubber

bodge

bedraggle

befoul

begrime

bespatter

blacken

blemish

blur

bollocks

defile

dirty

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English *bismerwen, from Old English besmirwan, besmierwan (“to besmear”), equivalent to be- + smear. Cognate with Dutch besmeren (“to besmear”), German beschmieren (“to besmear”).