| blotch(verb, dirty, corrupt, foul, stain) |
| color(noun, verb, shade, blemish, soil) |
| dishonour |
| harm(verb, hurt, dirty, corrupt, taint) |
| smut(verb, attack, clean, contaminate) |
| smutch(verb, clean, corrupt, foul, stain) |
| spot(verb, dull, hurt, spoil, dirty) |
| bedim(verb, obscure, dim, deepen, unlit) |
| black out(verb, phrasal verb) |
| brand(verb, hurt, mark, push, slight) |
| cast aspersions on(expression, idiom, insult, slur, slander) |
| contaminate(verb, dull, hurt, spoil, dirty) |
| corrupt(verb, dull, hurt, harm, spoil) |
| deepen(verb, cover, obscure, protect, dirty) |
| demean(verb, slight, smear) |
| dishonor(verb, hurt, dirty, corrupt, blemish) |
| overshadow(verb, cover, obscure, protect, dim) |
| pillory(verb, slander) |
| revile(verb, criticize, insult, disparage, degrade) |
| spatter(verb, attack, push, slight, criticize) |