sully

phonetic symbol: / sʌ́li / 

sully - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ French statesman (1560-1641)
duc de sully , maxmilien de bethune

[ noun ]
■ United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
thomas sully

[ verb ]
■ charge falsely or with malicious intent
■ attack the good name and reputation of someone
asperse , besmirch , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch

[ verb ]
■ make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
■ also used metaphorically
defile , maculate , stain , tarnish

[ verb ]
■ place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
e.g.)
・sully someone's reputation
cloud , corrupt , defile , taint

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