besmear

[ bih-smeer ]

/ bɪˈsmɪər /

to smear all over; bedaub.

to sully; defile; soil: to besmear someone's reputation.

Origin of besmear

before 1050; Middle English bismeren, Old English besmerian. See be-, smear

be·smear·er, noun un·be·smeared, adjective

The youngest is besmeared up to the eyes with his, and that is the reason of their mirth.

An "Attic" Philosopher, Complete |Emile Souvestre
They say that boats (of reeds) are woven,502 which, when besmeared with asphaltus, are firmly compacted.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) |Strabo
His bow was broken; his dress torn and besmeared with blood.

Villegagnon |W.H.G. Kingston
Surely there never showed a less heroic figure on a stranger defiance than that of Mr. Peabody, torn, bedraggled, and besmeared.

Where the Pavement Ends |John Russell

In one of the courts there was a temple, all besmeared with blood and soot, surrounded by the tombs of the Mexican nobility.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. |Robert Kerr

besmear

/ (bɪˈsmɪə) /

to smear over; daub

to sully; defile (often in the phrase besmear (a person's) reputation)