soil+tarnish
101sully — sul•ly [[t]ˈsʌl i[/t]] v. lied, ly•ing, 1) to soil, stain, or tarnish 2) to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation[/ex] 3) to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished 4) Obs. a stain; soil • Etymology: 1585–95; orig. uncert.… …
102dirt — [n1] grime, impurity crud*, dreck, dregs, excrement, feculence, filth, filthiness, gook*, ground, gunk*, mire, muck, mud, rottenness, scuz*, sleaze, slime, smudge, smut, soil, stain, tarnish; concept 509 Ant. cleanliness, pureness, purity,… …
103sully — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 disgrace or tarnish (a person s reputation or character, a victory, etc.). 2 poet. dirty; soil. Etymology: perh. f. F souiller (as SOIL(2)) …
104Sully — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 disgrace or tarnish (a person s reputation or character, a victory, etc.). 2 poet. dirty; soil. Etymology: perh. f. F souiller (as SOIL(2)) …
105sul|ly — «SUHL ee», verb, lied, ly|ing, noun, plural lies. –v.t. to soil, stain, or tarnish: »False rumors sullied the lawyer s reputation. Smog sullied the usually attractive skyline of the city. When he had washed his face, which was a little sullied by …
106Blot — Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …
107Blotted — Blot Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …
108Blotting — Blot Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …
109Defile — De*file (d[ e]*f[imac]l ), v. t. [OE. defoulen, foilen, to tread down, OF. defouler; de + fouler to trample (see {Full}, v. t.), and OE. defoulen to foul (influenced in form by the older verb defoilen). See {File} to defile, {Foul}, {Defoul}.] 1 …
110Dirtied — Dirty Dirt y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dirtying}.] 1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands. [1913 Webster] 2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; said of reputation, character, etc. [1913… …
