sully

(n) United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) Thomas Sully,
(n) French statesman (1560-1641) Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune,

(v) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- sully someone's reputation
defile, taint, corrupt, cloud,
(v) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
maculate, tarnish, defile, stain,
(v) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, denigrate, smirch, smear,

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