Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sully 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  sully 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  darken 
 
  Sense  3 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sully 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  sully 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  darken 
 
  Sense  3 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sully 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sully 
 
  3  senses  of  sully 
 
  Sense  1 
  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
 
  Sense  3 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sully 
 
  sully  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sully 
 
  Sense  1 
  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sully 
  duc  de  sully 
  sully 
  thomas  sully 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sully 
 
  The  noun  sully  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Sully,  Thomas  Sully  --  (United  States  painter  (born  in  England)  of  portraits  and  historical  scenes  (1783-1872)) 
  2.  Sully,  Duc  de  Sully,  Maxmilien  de  Bethune  --  (French  statesman  (1560-1641)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sully 
 
  The  verb  sully  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud  --  (place  under  suspicion  or  cast  doubt  upon  "sully  someone's  reputation") 
  2.  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile  --  (make  dirty  or  spotty,  as  by  exposure  to  air,  of  metals;  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") 
  3.  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sully 
 
  The  noun  sully  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Sully,  Thomas  Sully  --  (United  States  painter  (born  in  England)  of  portraits  and  historical  scenes  (1783-1872)) 
  2.  Sully,  Duc  de  Sully,  Maxmilien  de  Bethune  --  (French  statesman  (1560-1641)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sully 
 
  The  verb  sully  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud  --  (place  under  suspicion  or  cast  doubt  upon  "sully  someone's  reputation") 
  2.  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile  --  (make  dirty  or  spotty,  as  by  exposure  to  air,  of  metals;  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") 
  3.  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") 

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