pošpinit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
- denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
- sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.
- vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Senses
pošpinit is used for these senses in English:
- defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- denigrate (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- sully (transitive) To corrupt or damage.
- vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
defile — full definition
- verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
- noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.
denigrate — full definition
- verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.