eng: sully

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Meaning
means	(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" sully, cloud, defile, corrupt, taint
means	(verb) 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" sully, maculate, stain, tarnish, defile
means	(verb) 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" calumniate, sully, denigrate, besmirch, defame, smirch, smear, slander, asperse