2
injure(verb, dull, hurt, mark, crush)
2
ink(verb, darken)
2
knock(verb, informal, insult, disgrace, offend)
2
mark(verb, dull, hurt, crush, damage)
2
mire
2
muckrake
2
murk(verb, obscure, dim, deepen, unlit)
2
obfuscate(verb, obscure, dim, deepen, unlit)
2
overcast(verb, obscure, dim, deepen, unlit)
2
pale(dull, stain, discolor)
2
parch(mark, burn, scorch, singe)
2
rag
2
roast(verb, mark, push, slight, criticize)
2
ruin(verb, spoil, stain, disgrace, discredit)
2
smoke(verb, corrupt, foul, stain, smear)
2
throw mud at(expression, idiom, insult, slander, libel)
2
vituperate(criticize, insult, taint, slander, libel)
1
attaint
1
backbite
1
bad mouth(verb, expression, dirty, disparage, degrade)
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