4
defile(noun, criticize, insult, taint, slander)
4
denigrate(verb, attack, criticize, clean, insult)
4
slander(noun, detraction)
4
slosh(verb, strike, spread, dash, hurl)
4
smear(verb, attack, clean, contaminate)
4
smirch(verb, corrupt)
4
splotch(verb, mark, marks)
4
swash(verb, strike, hurl, splash)
4
tarnish(verb, attack, clean, dirty, stain)
4
vilify(verb, disapprobation, detraction)
3
backbite(criticize, insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
3
besmear(verb, attack, clean, contaminate)
3
besprinkle
3
defame(verb, detraction)
3
muddy
3
pollute(verb, criticize, dirty, corrupt, blemish)
3
smudge(verb, attack, clean, dirty, corrupt)
2
abuse(criticize, insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
2
begrime
2
bemire
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