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Meaning:

to mark (something) with something oily or sticky; spread (something oily etc) on (something); a deliberate (often untrue) remark made against a person, product, business etc

rub on, spread over

besmirch blur coat dab daub plaster smudge spatter spray sprinkle stain sully taint tar tarnish apply bedaub cover defile dirty discolor overlay overspread patch slop soil
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