asperse

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With this threat blazoned, the British note went on to asperse individually and by name five officials of the Soviet Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hereditary duties of the King's Champion are to "gird himself in complete armor," ride out upon a noble charger, fling down his gauntlet, offer to fight all "liars and traitors" who asperse King Edward.

From Time Magazine Archive

"By Saint Denis, I would not have been the man to asperse their blood thus, in their old halls at Grenada!"

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

Don't dare in my presence to asperse the good name of an honorable girl!

From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Thus far we may credit him— but what man of common sense can believe, that Richard went so far as publicly to asperse the honor of his own mother?

From Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third by Walpole, Horace