besmear

Etymology

From Middle English bismerwen, from Old English besmirwan, besmierwan (“to besmear”), equivalent to be- + smear. Cognate with Dutch besmeren (“to besmear”), German beschmieren (“to besmear”).

verb

1. (transitive) To smear over; smear all over; sully.
   […] carters and coachmen, who make in imitation thereof a composition of grease and tar, with which they besmear the inside of the naves of wheels and the extremitys of the axis upon which they move. 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, page 57
   His public record is already besmeared with tawdry divorces, […] 2012-01-26, Mike Allen Jim Vandehei, “Drudge, conservative media criticize Newt Gingrich”, in Politico