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v. cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

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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deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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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