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splotch

English

Alternative forms

  • sploach, splatch

Etymology

From a variation of splot (“a spot”) (compare blotch, from blot). More at splot.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

splotch (plural splotches)

  1. An irregular-shaped spot or stain.

Synonyms

  • splodge

Derived terms

  • splotchy

Translations

References

  • splotch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Verb

splotch (third-person singular simple present splotches, present participle splotching, simple past and past participle splotched)

  1. To mark with splotches.

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besmirch

English

Etymology

From be- +? smirch.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??sm??t?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /b??sm??t?/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)t?

Verb

besmirch (third-person singular simple present besmirches, present participle besmirching, simple past and past participle besmirched)

  1. (transitive, literary) To make dirty.
    Synonym: soil
  2. (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
    Synonyms: debase, smear, slander

Derived terms

  • besmircher
  • besmirchment

Translations

Anagrams

  • Schembri

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