Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S: (v) defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch (charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone) "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
S: (v) smirch, besmirch (smear so as to make dirty or stained)