sully/ˈsʌli/Third PersonsulliesPresent ParticiplesullyingPast TensesulliedPast Participlesullied1to degrade or tarnish something pure and perfect, especially the reputation of someoneSynonyms: smearcalumniateslanderaspersedenigratedefamebesmirchsmirch2make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphoricallySynonyms: defiletarnishmaculatestain