besmear

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The modern harpies besmear every noble thought till it becomes unpalatable and nauseous; and thus must Clodwig wrestle and fight for the common daily bread of the spirit.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

In all history it has been shown that he who seeks to besmear others usually leaves the greatest amount of mud on himself.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.

To foul with a dirty liquid; to besmear.

From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by Jennings, James

She was about to besmear her face, when lady Feng pleaded: "My dear child, do let me off this time!"

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft

It is because I am old and a hermit that you are trying to besmear my advice and belittle me before my lord the king.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.