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sully
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Noun
  • French statesman (1560-1641)
  • United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Verb
  • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
    • The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation
  • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
    • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
    • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
  • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
    • sully someone's reputation
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