1. to splash or sprinkle with liquid, mud, or other substances
2. to damage someone’s reputation by making accusations or spreading negative information
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The passing car bespatted her white dress with muddy water.
• Rain began to bespatter the windows during the storm.
• The scandal bespatted the politician’s previously clean reputation.
• Critics tried to bespatter his good name with false accusations.
• The artist’s canvas was bespatted with drops of paint.
• Don’t let their gossip bespatter your character.