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slur(slight, criticize, shame, insult)
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smutch(clean, foul, stain, smear)
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spot(dull, hurt, catch, spoil)
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subvert(ruin, kill, corrupt, debase)
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trash(noun, upset, hurt, ruin)
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abase(ruin, harm, shame, stain)
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admonish
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bankrupt(noun, break, reduce, ruin)
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be impaired(decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
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becloud
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bedaub(cover, spread, stain, taint)
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besoil(clean, foul, stain, smear)
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blame
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blotch(noun, foul, stain, smear)
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blur(cover, hurt, spread, spoil)
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botch(break, reduce, ruin, defeat)
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castigate
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chide
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choke(catch, entangle, snarl)
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clog(catch, entangle, snarl)
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