| VERB | contact | sully, defile, corrupt, taint, cloud | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon |
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| contact | sully, tarnish, stain, maculate, defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air | |
| communication | sully, defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, besmirch | charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent | |
| NOUN | person | Sully, Thomas Sully | United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) |
| person | Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune | French statesman (1560-1641) |
| Sounds | sah'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872). | |
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| Synonym | Thomas Sully | |
| Instance of | painter | An artist who paints / paints |
| Spanish | Thomas Sully | |
| Meaning | French statesman (1560-1641). | |
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| Synonyms | Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune | |
| Instance of | statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
| Meaning | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "sully someone's reputation" | |
| Synonyms | defile, corrupt, taint, cloud | |
| Broader | mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate | make imperfect |
| Spanish | afear, mancillar, pervertir | |
| Catalan | pervertir, sollar | |
| Meaning | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tarnish, stain, maculate, defile | |
| Narrower | darken | tarnish or stain |
| Broader | spot, fleck, blob, blot | make a spot or mark onto |
| Spanish | deslustrar, manchar, mancillar | |
| Catalan | desllustrar | |
| Meaning | Charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, besmirch | |
| Narrower | assassinate | Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation |
| badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud | speak unfavorably about | |
| libel | Print slanderous statements against | |
| Broader | charge, accuse | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against |
| Spanish | calumniar, denigrar, difamar, reputación | |
| Catalan | calumniar, denigrar, difamar, indultar, injuriar | |
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