manchar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- besmirch verb To make dirty.
- blemish noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
- blot noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
- blur verb To make something unclear, hazy, or difficult to make out.
- daub noun Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
- imbue verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
- stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
- sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.
Senses
manchar is used for these senses in English:
- besmirch (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
- blemish (transitive) To spoil the appearance of.
- blot (transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
- blur To smear, stain or smudge.
- daub (intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
- dirty (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
- imbue (transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
- smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
besmirch — full definition
- verb To make dirty.
- verb To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
blemish — full definition
- noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
- verb To spoil the appearance or reputation of something.