United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872).

synonym: Thomas Sully.

French statesman (1560-1641).

synonyms: Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune.

Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon:
— Sully someone's reputation.

synonyms: cloud, corrupt, defile, taint.

Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.

synonyms: defile, maculate, stain, tarnish.

Roget 653: be unclean, become unclean etc. adj.; rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek; stink etc. 401; mold, molder; go bad etc. adj.. render unclean etc. adj.; dirt, dirty; daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch^†, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear; smirch; begrease^†; dabble, drabble^†, draggle, daggle^†; spatter, slubber; besmear &c., bemire, beslime^†, begrime, befoul; splash, stain, distain^†, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven; corrupt etc. (injure) 659; cover with dust etc. n.; drabble in the mud^†; roil.    wallow in the mire; slobber, slabber^†.    ... show more

Dutch: bezoedelen, bevuilen

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.

synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch.

Dutch: kleineren, denigreren, smaden, roddelen, kwaadspreken, vals beschuldigen, bekladden, belasteren, bezwadderen, lasteren, schandaliseren, zwartmaken ... show more