Smearing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smear \Smear\ (sm[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared}
     (sm[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren,
     smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin
     to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to
     anoint. See {Smear}, n.]
     1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or


        adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. "Smear
        the sleepy grooms with blood." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain
        morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To smudge, blur, or render indistinct (writing, pictures,
        etc.).
        [PJC]
  
     4. to vilify (a person); to damage (a person's reputation),
        especially falsely or by unfair innuendo, and with
        malicious intent.
        [PJC]