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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Bespatter

· Be·spat·ter · IPA /biˈspætɚ/
01 v. t. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
imp. & p. p. Bespattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespattering
  1. 1.
    To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
  2. 2.
    To asperse with calumny or reproach.
    “Whom never faction could bespatter.” Swift.