dirties
Smudges or stains
Dirties is the verb form of dirty, meaning to soil or make unclean: He dirties every shirt he owns within an hour.
Figuratively, to dirty something is to taint or corrupt it: Don't dirty your hands with that business.
The phrase dirties up emphasizes thoroughness: The construction work really dirties up the neighborhood.
Make impure harmfully
- contaminateMake unclean or unsafe
- taintMake impure
- defileTo violate sanctity
- foulOffensive or illegal
corrupt · adulterate · infect · spoil · sully · befoul · toxins · germs
pollute
Make impure harmfully
- contaminateMake unclean or unsafe
- taintMake impure
- defileTo violate sanctity
foul · corrupt · adulterate · infect · spoil · sully · befoul · toxins · germs · bacteria
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
streak · splatter · spill · grime · muddy · grubby · grimy · mucky · splotch · blot
besmirch
To soil someone's reputation
defame · slander · dishonor · disgrace · stain · mar · damage · reputation · scandal · mudslinging
soiled
Made unclean
dingy · faded · threadbare · tattered · ragged · rumpled · wrinkled · crumpled · bedraggled · scruffy