besmirch

Before Sullivan, states maintained strict libel laws in an attempt to protect individuals’ reputations in their community from being besmirched unfairly.

And I would never besmirch her reputation by suggesting that she had.

I hate to besmirch the reputation of an innocent dog, but a lot of time her personality is like a rabid pit bull.

If anyone is working round the clock to besmirch the reputation of Pit Bulls it is Pit Bulls themselves.

His Pucelle is a diabolical attempt to besmirch the pure character of Joan of Arc.

I will idealise you until you besmirch yourself—but you are no child, to do that unknowingly.

She had remained silent that she might not besmirch her father's name, and also, perhaps, that she might protect the other woman.

Soil it—yes; besmirch it, render it superficially unclean, unfit, nauseous—yes.

He had come to Italy to redeem the name of the house of Gobignon, not besmirch it further.