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defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
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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dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
disparage, belittle, pick at
v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
discredit, disgrace
v. damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
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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