MIRE (3)

Mire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mired (mīrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Miring.] 1. 1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.
2. 2. To soil with mud or foul matter.
Smirched thus and mired with infamy. Shak.