očernit — meaning in English

English meaning

• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

Senses

očernit is used for these senses in English:

• smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
• vilify (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
• vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

smear — full definition

1. verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
2. verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
3. noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
4. noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.

vilify — full definition

1. verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
2. verb To belittle through speech; to put down.

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