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smear

noun
  1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    stain
  2. a blemish made by dirt
    blot
  3. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
    cytologic smearcytosmear
  4. slanderous defamation
    malignment
verb
  1. charge falsely or with malicious intent
    smirchslanderdefameaspersedenigratecalumniatesullybesmirch
  2. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
    “smear the wall with paint”
    daub
  3. make a smudge on
    smudgeblursmutch
  4. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance