10
blacken(verb, dull, attack, hurt, clean)
10
blotch(noun, verb, mark, ruin, damage)
10
defile(verb, dull, cover, hurt, catch)
10
smut(noun, verb, attack, clean, stain)
10
stigma(noun, mark, spot, stain, disgrace)
9
splotch(noun, verb, point, line, spot)
8
befoul(verb, dull, attack, hurt, catch)
8
besmear(verb, attack, catch, clean, spread)
8
grime(noun, verb, dull, hurt, spread)
8
plaster(verb, cover, spread, dirty, apply)
8
speckle(noun, verb, mark, spread, spot)
7
dab(noun, verb, cover, touch, spread)
7
splash(verb, mark, line, band, strip)
6
smoke(noun, verb, foul, stain, smear)
5
aspersion(noun, verb)
5
bedaub(verb, cover, spread, apply, stain)
5
brand(verb, mark, point, line, spot)
5
contaminate(verb, dull, hurt, catch, spoil)
5
fleck(noun, verb, mark, spread, spot)
5
denigrate(verb, attack, clean, dirty, stain)
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