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sully

/'səli/

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noun
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
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thomas sully
noun
French statesman (1560-1641)
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duc de sully maxmilien de bethune
verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smear smirch

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accuse charge
verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
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defile maculate stain tarnish

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blob spot blot fleck
verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
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"sully someone's reputation"

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cloud corrupt defile taint

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vitiate deflower impair mar spoil

Examples of sully

"sully someone's reputation"