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    sully
    /ˈsʌli/

    verb

    • 1. damage the purity or integrity of: literary "they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSULLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SULLY means to spoil something pure or someone's reputation, or to make something dirty. See the formal definition, synonyms, related words, and examples of sully in sentences.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sullySully Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sully is a verb that means to make soiled or tarnished, or a noun that means soil or stain. It can also be a biographical name of two French or American figures.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sullySully - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To sully is to attack someone's good name and to try to ruin his reputation. If you spread false rumors that there's chicken stock in the vegetarian entree at Joe's Diner, you would sully Joe's good reputation. Sully can also mean to tarnish or make spotty.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSULLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the verb 'sully', which means to stain, tarnish, or defile something or someone. Also find the name of a French statesman and a U.S. painter.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySULLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SULLY means to spoil something pure or someone's reputation, or to make something dirty. See how to use this formal verb in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sullySully - definition of sully by The Free Dictionary

    Sully can be a verb meaning to soil, stain, or tarnish, or a noun referring to a French statesman or a U.S. painter. Learn the origin, synonyms, and translations of sully from various sources.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › sullySully Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Sully means to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, or a stain or tarnish. It comes from Old English sylian and is related to soil. See synonyms, sentences, and origin of sully.