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111sully — Synonyms and related words: abuse, attaint, bedaub, befoul, benasty, besmear, besmirch, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, betray, black, blacken, blemish, blot, blow upon, brand, call names, censure, contaminate, corrupt, daub, debauch, deceive,… …
112taint — Synonyms and related words: abuse, adulterate, aerial infection, afflict, aggrieve, airborne infection, alloy, aroma, aspersion, attaint, attribute, badge, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, befoul, benasty, bend sinister, besmear,… …
113tarnish — Synonyms and related words: achromatize, asperse, aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, befoul, begrime, benasty, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besoil, bespatter, bestain, black eye, black mark, blacken,… …
114besmirch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. soil, sully, defile, blacken. See uncleanness, disrepute. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. soil, sully, dishonor, taint, tarnish, smear, muddy, disgrace. ANT.: glorify, honor III (Roget s Thesaurus …
115black — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. darkness, midnight, Stygian hue; Negro, African American. v. t. shine, polish (shoes). See color, darkness.Ant., white. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Opposite to white] Syn. dark, blackish, ebony, jet,… …
116blacken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. besmirch; smudge; malign, slander. See color, detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make black] Syn. darken, nigrify, make black, begrime; see dirty , shade 2 . 2. [To smirch] Syn. sully, tarnish,… …
117blemish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flaw, defect, imperfection; spot, taint, mark; smear, smudge. v. disfigure, mar; bruise, rot; stain, spot; injure, hurt; sully, disgrace, tarnish. See uncleanness, ugliness, deterioration, disrepute.… …
118blot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stain, blemish, spot; sully. n. spot, smear, blemish. See disrepute, uncleanness, guilt. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spot, stain, smudge, splotch; see blemish , stain . v. 1. [To stain] Syn. smudge,… …
119blotch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spot, blot (See uncleanness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blot, stain, spot; see blemish , stain . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spot, splotch, blot. IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A discolored mark …
120daub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. smear, spread. See covering. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. smear, plaster, dab; see paint 2 , spread 4 , varnish . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. coat, cover, smear, smudge, plaster, dab, paint, splatter …
