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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bespatter \Be*spat"ter\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.]
1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
2. To asperse with calumny or reproach.
Whom never faction could bespatter. --Swift.
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