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asperse

verb

1 asperse

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

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

Roget 934: detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage; run down, cry down; backcap [U.S.]; belittle; sneer at etc. (contempt) 930; ... show more

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


Moby thesaurus: affront, calumniate, christen, defame, denigrate, deride, immerse, insult, libel, mock, offend, scandal, scandalize, slander, slur, sprinkle, taunt, traduce.

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