besmirch /bi-smûrchˈ/

1. To soil, eg with smoke or dirt (literary)
2. To sully (a reputation, etc)

• melanistic
• melanite
• melanites
• melano
• melanochroi
• melanochroic
• melanochroous
• melanocyte
• melanocytes
• melanoid
• melanoma
• melanomas
• melanomata
• melanophore
• melanophores
• melanos
• melanoses
• melanosis
• melanotic
• melanotropin
• heir-portioner
• heir-portioners
• heir presumptive
• heirs
• heirs apparent