| disparage(insult, belittle, slur, malign, defile) |
| feel out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| give the once over(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, study) |
| inquisite(verb, study, consider, examine, review) |
| investigate(verb, check) |
| libel(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| look into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| make inquiry(verb, expression, study, consider, examine) |
| malign(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, defile) |
| nose around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| poke(verb, study, consider, examine, review) |
| put to the test(verb, expression, idiom, study, consider) |
| revile(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| smear(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| smirch(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| stake out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| sully(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| tarnish(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| agitate(stump, canvass, lobby, campaign, electioneer) |