Definition of "besmear" [be•smear]

• To smear. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Now, my English has gone to hell, but I can't ever remember using the word "besmear" even though I vaguely know what it means."
• "When Serpents sting, the only Remedy is – to kill the Serpent, and besmear the Wound with the Fat."
• "Who could believe that someone so upstanding would stoop to besmear himself in the slush of Teapot Dome?"