Noun

• S: (n) defile, gorge (a narrow pass (especially one between mountains))

Verb

• S: (v) defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud (place under suspicion or cast doubt upon) "sully someone's reputation"
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• S: (v) tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile (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"
• direct troponym / full troponym
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• S: (v) foul, befoul, defile, maculate (spot, stain, or pollute) "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"