sully

tr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

1. To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.
2. To defile; taint.

n. Archaic, pl., -lies.
Something that stains or spots.

[Probably from French souiller, from Old French. See soil².]

verb

1. To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil. See clean/dirty.
2. To contaminate the reputation of: befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, taint, tarnish. Idioms: give a black eye to, slingthrowmud on. See attack/defend, clean/dirty.

v

Definition: taint
Antonyms: purify

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  Synonyms: defile, corrupt, taint, cloud

Meaning #2: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals; also used metaphorically
  Synonyms: tarnish, maculate, defile

Meaning #3: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  Synonyms: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, besmirch

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - besudle, plette, tilsøle
n. - plet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevlekken, bezoedelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - souiller (littér)
n. - tache, souillure

Deutsch (German)
v. - besudeln
n. - Fleck

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αμαυρώνω, κηλιδώνω, καταισχύνω
n. - στίγμα

Italiano (Italian)
macchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sujar
n. - nódoa (f)

Русский (Russian)
пачкать, пятнать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manchar, ensuciar, macular, mancillar
n. - mancha, mancilla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fläcka, smutsa, besudla
n. - nersmutsning, ngt som förorenar, fläck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弄脏, 使丢脸, 玷污, 污点, 脏污

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄髒, 使丟臉, 玷污
n. - 污點, 髒汙

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 더럽히다, 욕되게 하다, 훼손하다
n. - 더럽힘, 욕되게 함, 훼손함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 汚す, 傷付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتلطخ , يلطخ (الاسم) لطخه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לכלך, טינף, פגע בשמו הטוב של‬
n. - ‮לכלוך, כתם‬

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