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111Syn — Calumniate Ca*lum ni*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calumniated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {calumniating}.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of calumniari. See {Calumny}, and cf. {Challenge}, v. t.] To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of… …
112sparge — transitive verb (sparged; sparging) Etymology: probably from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargere to scatter Date: 1569 1. sprinkle, bespatter; especially spray 2. to agitate (a liquid) by means of compressed air or gas entering through a …
113Whitewash (censorship) — To Whitewash is to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes, or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data. [ Whitewash ,Encyclopedia Britannica, 2003 DVD Ultimate reference suite.] Whitewash also… …
114asperse — asperser, n. aspersive, adj. aspersively, adv. /euh sperrs /, v.t., aspersed, aspersing. 1. to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander. 2. to sprinkle; bespatter. [1480 90; < L aspersus besprinkled (ptp. of… …
115dash — dash1 /dash/, v.t. 1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another. 3. to splash, often… …
116drabble — /drab euhl/, v.t., v.i., drabbled, drabbling. to draggle; make or become wet and dirty. [1350 1400; ME drabelen < MLG drabbeln to wade in liquid mud, bespatter, equiv. to drabbe liquid mud + eln freq. v. suffix; see DRAB2, DRAFF] * * * …
117mire — /muyeur/, n., v., mired, miring. n. 1. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. 2. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud. v.t. 3. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire. 4. to involve;… …
118scat — scat1 /skat/, v.i., scatted, scatting. Informal. to go off hastily (often used in the imperative). [1865 70, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] scat2 /skat/, v., scatted, scatting, n. Jazz. v.i. 1. to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of… …
119splutter — splutterer, n. /splut euhr/, v.i. 1. to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed: When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered. 2. to make a sputtering sound, or emit particles of something… …
120squirt — squirter, n. squirtingly, adv. /skwerrt/, v.i. 1. to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us. 2. to eject a spurt of liquid: The lemon squirted in my eye. v.t. 3. to cause (liquid or a viscous substance) to… …
