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smear
Anoun
blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
 an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
 a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear
 a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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smear, vilification, malignment
 slanderous defamation
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Bverb
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
 charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
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daub, smear
 cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
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cover
daub, smear
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
 make a smudge on; soil by smudging
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smear
 stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
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