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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: tarnish, maculate, defile, stain
Categories: blob, blot, fleck, spot
Within this category: darken
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: defame, slander, asperse, calumniate, besmirch, smirch, denigrate, smear
Within this category: assassinate, badmouth, libel
