tacher

Meaning

1. to soil or stain
2. to tarnish one's reputation

Concepts

spot

blot

mark

stain

smear

soil

smirch

speckle

make

mess up

muck

ooze

run

slur

smudge

spread

sully

get dirty

bemire

make dirty

besmear

blemish

blob

blur

daub

dye

fleck

Synonyms

salir

souiller

tache

badigeonner

tacheter

enduire

peu

répandre

se répandre

se salir

souillure

suinter

cochonner

éclabousser

hébéter

s’encrasser

s’estomper

se déteindre

tacheu

abrutir

blot

barbouiller

baver

couler

entacher

maculer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ta.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: tachier

Inherited from Latin: taxo

In summary

Inherited from Old French tachier, techier, from Vulgar Latin *tagicare, from Latin taxāre (“to feel, touch”). Doublet of taxer.