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Verb: asperse  u'spurs
  1. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
    "The tabloid aspersed the celebrity's character with unfounded rumours";
    - defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, calumniate [formal], smear, sully, besmirch

Derived forms: asperses, aspersed, aspersing

Type of: accuse, charge