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besmirch(verb, attack, slight, criticize)
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sully(verb, dull, attack, criticize)
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tarnish(verb, dull, attack, criticize)
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defame(verb, dull, ruin, push)
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smear(verb, dull, attack, ruin)
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soil(verb, dull, attack, criticize)
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stain(verb, dull, attack, push)
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taint(verb, dull, attack, ruin)
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dirty(verb, dull, attack, cause)
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slander(verb, dull, ruin, push)
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defile(verb, dull, criticize, clean)
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discredit(verb, ruin, push, slight)
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stigmatize(verb, dirty, corrupt, stain)
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smudge(verb, dull, attack, clean)
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befoul(verb, dull, attack, ruin)
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begrime(verb, dull, clean, spoil)
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blot(verb, dull, push, slight)
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disgrace(verb, dull, ruin, push)
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foul(verb, harm, spoil, dirty)
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cloud(verb, cover, attack, harm)
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