asperse

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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

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

Although they refused to listen to these promises, yet the ready tongue of calumny took advantage of circumstances connected with the surrender of the fort of Mirabocco to asperse their integrity.

From The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys by Worsfold, J. N. (John Napper)

It is probably only those who have had the bad taste to eat bull-beef who have ever found occasion to asperse the reputation of Bison americanus as a beef animal.

From The Extermination of the American Bison by Hornaday, William Temple

This deduction, as I have said before, is made by men who are the first to asperse the medieval scholars for having used deduction too freely, and who are ever ready to praise induction.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.