- 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"
--1 is one way to charge, accuse
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun defamation1, noun defamation2, noun defamer1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody