bespatter
Cover with droplets
To bespatter is to splash or spatter something with liquid, mud, or other matter: The passing car bespattered us with muddy water.
The word extends to figurative staining—to bespatter someone's reputation is to sully it with accusations or slander.
The prefix be- intensifies: not just a splash, but a thorough spattering.
Liquid scattering on impact
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- fleckMinute spot or particle
- speckleSmall spot of color
scatter · droplets · drip · spill · fling · splotch · dot · dapple
Spoken false defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- sullyDamage one's standing
- malignAttack someone's reputation
vilify · denigrate · disparage · libel · defame · traduce · calumniate · asperse
Mark left by spillage
- spotMark or location
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- markVisible impression or sign
- discolorAlter original hue
smudge · splotch · tarnish · mar · defile · sully · dirty · foul
splash
Liquid scattering on impact
speckle · scatter · droplets · drip · spill · fling · splotch · dot · dapple · bestrew
slander
Spoken false defamation
malign · vilify · denigrate · disparage · libel · defame · traduce · calumniate · asperse · impugn
blot
Mark left by spillage
discolor · smudge · splotch · tarnish · mar · defile · sully · dirty · foul · pollute
drench
Soak something completely
sprinkle · dampen · moisten · douse · shower · deluge · splosh · saturate · bedew
mud
Wet soil mixture
muck · sludge · slime · mire · splodge · smudge · smear · grimy · grubby · bedraggled