"besmirk" meaning in English

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          "text": "A mighty people, strong, reliant, free, / With souls sustained by foulest sorcery / Of noxious demagogues whose wiles disguise / Their sanguine lusts, and whose polluted lies / Besmirk the fairest form of Liberty!",
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        "To besmirch; sully; befoul."
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        "(transitive) To besmirch; sully; befoul."
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        "To besmirch; sully; befoul."
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        "(transitive) To besmirch; sully; befoul."
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