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
"Oh, but don't asperse the intelligence of the flock," deprecated the reformer quickly.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
Don't dare in my presence to asperse the good name of an honorable girl!
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"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 Charles James Lever
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
The claims of the shippers were instantly allowed by the secretary of state, with the usual interest; and Mr. Dowling, who had been aspersed by the local government, was amply vindicated by the commissioners.
From The History of Tasmania, Volume I by John West
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
And in the case when a man's good faith is aspersed and his character assailed, the world's decision must rest either upon his own word or that of his detractors.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
All my husband's love and tenderness rose in remembrance, vindicating his aspersed honor.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
J. Without unfairly aspersing Homer Cummings, it can be said that the D. o.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had brought this suit against Le Journal of Paris for libelously aspersing his patriotism as an Alsatian.
From Time Magazine Archive
A third manifestation is, aspersing a man’s actions with mean censures, intimating that they proceed from wrong motives and principles.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
Do you remember her aspersing Miss Blandy's character?—I do not recollect.
From Trial of Mary Blandy by William Roughead
I understood the persistence of Alexis in aspersing her character.
From Marie; a story of Russian love by Marie H. de Zielinska
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