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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt |
| Synonyms: | besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, contaminate, country, degrade, dirty, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, pollute, smear, smudge, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | daub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | coat; make dirty |
| Synonyms: | begrime, besmear, bespray, blur, cover, dab, deface, dirty, fleck, grime, paint, plaster, slap on, smear, smirch, smudge, spatter, speckle, splatter, spot, spread, stain, sully, variegate, varnish |
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
| Synonyms: | begrime, besoil, blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, draggle, encrust, foul, grime, make dusty, make impure, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, smutch, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | slander |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a scandalous remark |
| Synonyms: | asperse, assail, attack, backbite, bad-mouth, belie, belittle, besmirch, blacken name, blaspheme, blister, blot, calumniate, cast a slur on, curse, damage, decry, defame, defile, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, detract, dishonor, disparage, give a bad name, hit*, hurt, injure, libel, malign, muckrake, pan, plaster, revile, roast, run smear campaign, scandalize, scorch, slam*, sling mud, slur, smear, smirch, sneer, strumpet, sully, tarnish, tear down, traduce, vilify |
| Notes: | libel (from Latin libellus 'little book') must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant 'document, written statement' slander is spoken defamation; libel is written or visual or broadcast defamation |
| Antonyms: | flatter, glorify, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smear, dirty |
| Synonyms: | begrime, blacken, blotch, blur, daub, defile, foul, grime, mark, plaster, slop, smirch, soil, spatter, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean |
| Main Entry: | stain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spot of dirt, blot, bar |
| Synonyms: | black eye, blemish, blotch, blur, brand, color, discoloration, disgrace, dishonor, drip, dye, infamy, ink spot, mottle, odium, onus, reproach, shame, sinister*, slur, smirch, smudge, spatter, speck, splotch, spot, stigma, tint |
| Antonyms: | blank, cleanliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bad name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disgrace |
| Synonyms: | bad odor, blemish, blot, discredit, dishonor, disrepute, embarrassment, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, opprobrium, reproach, shame, smirch |
| Main Entry: | bedaub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smear |
| Synonyms: | anoint, besmear, daub, smirch, smudge, soil, spread, stain, sully |
| Main Entry: | smutch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smear |
| Synonyms: | blot, blotch, blur, coat, cover, dab, daub, discoloration, patch, smirch, smudge, soil, spattering, splotch, stain, taint |
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