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.
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Now that the latter was in his grave he took occasion to cast imputations upon the motives of the historian, and asperse the honesty of his statements.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury
You have presumed—in a company, certainly, where the hazard of contradiction was small—to asperse a gentleman of whom you know nothing,—not one single fact,—not one iota of his life, character, or fortune.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
While few ventured to asperse the character of President Menocal himself, his administration was vilified as corrupt and inefficient.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
During the first nine months of 1923 there were: Births 584,458 Deaths 506,007 Birth rate excess 78,451 The Paris press aspersed U. S. lib erty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brooke is aspersed as a man of the meanest talents, insensible to the genius of Camden, rankling with envy at his fame, and correcting the “Britannia” out of mere spite.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
In this you imply that the editor of the Guardian has misrepresented your sentiments, and aspersed your character; and, if so, has he not changed his principles?
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by J. George (John George) Hodgins
No pleader would ruin himself by defending a girl thus heavily aspersed.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet
But Sabellianism was a general slander with which they aspersed all orthodox pastors.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
J. Without unfairly aspersing Homer Cummings, it can be said that the D. o.
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He had brought this suit against Le Journal of Paris for libelously aspersing his patriotism as an Alsatian.
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He did not mind discrediting the Council, aspersing its most devoted members, so that he resented a trespass on his vanity.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
Do you remember her aspersing Miss Blandy's character?—I do not recollect.
From Trial of Mary Blandy by William Roughead
Here we see the origin of the tale relating to the duchess of York; nullus certus & incorruptus sangnis: from these mistaken or perverted words flowed the report of Richard's aspersing his mother's honour.
From Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third by Horace Walpole
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