
1) Accuse 2) Attack with evil reports 3) Bad-mouth 4) Besmirch 5) Bespatter 6) Calumniate 7) Cast slander at 8) Charge 9) Charge falsely 10) Defame 11) Denigrate 12) Discredit 13) Disparage 14) Drag through the mud 15) Fling mud at 16) Impugn 17) Malign 18) Put down 19) Slander 20) Sling mud 21) Sling mud at
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1) Badmouth 2) Besmirch 3) Calumniate 4) Defame 5) Slur 6) Traduce
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slander; disparage
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• (v. t.) To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust. • (v. t.) To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet or his writings; to asperse a man`s character.Asper...
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As·perse' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Aspersed ;
present participle & verbal noun Aspersing .] [ Latin
aspersus , past participle of
aspergere to scatter, sprinkle;
ad +
spargere to strew. ...
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asperse 1. To spread false or damaging charges or insinuations against someone. 2. To sprinkle, especially with holy water. 3. To attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; to slander. 4. To sprinkle; to bespatter. 5. Etymology: From Middle English, 'to besprinkle', from Latin aspergere, aspers-; from ad- plus spargere, ...
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to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander. · to sprinkle; bespatter.
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