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- pronunciation:
- suh
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sullies, sullying, sullied |
| definition 1: |
to make dirty or tarnished.
She sullied the page with erasures.- synonyms:
- defile, dirty, soil
- similar words:
- befoul, begrime, besmear, mar, smear, smudge, spot, stain, taint, tarnish
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| definition 2: |
to ruin the purity or perfection of.
The accusation sullied his good name.The scandal sullied the family's reputation.- synonyms:
- blemish, defile, dirty, spoil
- similar words:
- besmear, blacken, cloud, damage, dishonor, injure, mar, ruin, soil, stain, taint, tarnish
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| related words: |
blemish, contaminate, daub, defile, libel, malign, pollute, rot, vitiate |
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