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Verbs (9)

smear, smirch, slander, defame, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch, charge falsely

v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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soil, grime, dirty, begrime, colly, bemire, make filthy, make dirty, make soiled

v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

belittle, find fault with, disparage, pick at

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

discredit, disgrace, damage the reputation of

v. damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

tarnish, defile, maculate, sully

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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