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
Stop, Ernest, you are beside yourself," said Mrs. Linwood, and the mounting color in her face deepened to crimson,—"you shall not thus asperse a good and guileless man.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
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.
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)
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
I would give my life rather than hear her aspersed by a calumnious word--give my life, aye, readily, willingly.'
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
After all that has happened I do not hold myself bound, nor do I intend, to consider anyone or anything in comparison with the credit of the name which has been so foully aspersed.
From Name and Fame A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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 Hentz, Caroline Lee
The politician perceives that his private affairs are deranged, his family neglected, his character aspersed, his feelings exacerbated.
From Gamblers and Gambling by Beecher, Henry Ward
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
Then she commenced aspersing Isabel in every way, and Everard hotly defended her.
From Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma by Alma, Maude
In the sixth place the assembly had no purpose of aspersing the right and constitutional administration of justice.
From The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession by Sullivan, A.M. (Alexander Martin)
The clerk goes before the cross-bearer and the bishop bearing his holy-water vessel and his sprinkler for the purpose of aspersing the spectators.
From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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