0 to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them: --
His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.
It is a tragedy that this great problem should have been besmirched by a speech of that character.
With such actions they besmirch the country that they profess to love.
He certainly besmirches the name of his party and himself into the bargain, because the allegation is manifestly absurd.
To discard our friends is to besmirch their honour; to neglect their record—or to connive at such a thing—would be to dishonour ourselves.
You have endeavoured, by your propagandists, to besmirch the fair fame of our country.
It is such a shame that, often, the achievements on the pitch are diminished and besmirched by what happens off the pitch.
We do not want our country's name to be besmirched by the disgraceful incidents that have been witnessed over the past few years.
It can help us to rid football of the hooliganism that has besmirched our national game for far too long.
