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to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.
to slander or libel:
a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
historical examples

this is the nameless refuse which flings itself to bespatter masonry.
devil-worship in france arthur edward waite

the mosquitoes 412 trouble me so much that in driving them away i bespatter my paper with ink, as thou seest, g-d bless thee!
audubon and his journals, volume i (of 2) maria r. audubon

for the future you may besnuff and bespatter your coat as much as you please, for all the trouble i shall ever take.
the king of schnorrers israel zangwill

bespatter it, vituperate against it, strongly insist that any man or woman harbouring it is a fool or a knave, or both.
the story of an african farm (aka ralph iron) olive schreiner

if the road is muddy be careful that you do not ride so as to bespatter her habit.
the gentlemen’s book of etiquette and manual of politeness cecil b. hartley

to bespatter a rival for the gaining of an advantage by contrast is a yahoo’s trick to which no decent gentleman would stoop.
the dop doctor clotilde inez mary graves

i know they are pleased to bespatter me at all their little dirty levees.
goldsmith william black

thou dost fall and break thy limbs, and bespatter thyself with mud, like a crocodile, and no one reaches out a hand to thee.
peeps at many lands: ancient egypt james baikie

he may bespatter you with ink, he may hit you in the eye, but he writes a magnificent hand.
roderick hudson henry james

i said ‘what a fine fellow you are to bespatter the whole world with this oil of vitriol!’
stories of authors, british and american edwin watts chubb

verb (transitive)
to splash all over, as with dirty water
to defile; slander; besmirch
v.

1640s, from be- + spatter (v.). related: bespattered; bespattering.