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41slur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slight, disparage, calumniate, traduce, asperse; skim, skip, gloss over; ignore; elide. See disrepute, neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stain] Syn. blot, smear, blemish; see stain . 2. [Aspersion]… …
42traduce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slander, calumniate, vilify, defame, asperse, malign, disparage. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defame, libel, vilify, betray; see slander . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. vilify, defame,… …
43bark at — Clamor at, decry, cry down, carp at, asperse. See asperse …
44Abuse — A*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse, misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.] 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong… …
45Abused — Abuse A*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse, misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.] 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a… …
46Abusing — Abuse A*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse, misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.] 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a… …
47Appeach — Ap*peach , v. t. [OE. apechen, for empechen, OF. empeechier, F. emp[^e]cher, to hinder. See {Impeach}.] To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And oft of error did himself appeach. Spenser. [1913… …
48Aspergill — As per*gill, ||Aspergillum As per*gil lum, n. [LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See {Asperse}, v. t.] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l …
49Aspergillum — Aspergill As per*gill, ||Aspergillum As per*gil lum, n. [LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See {Asperse}, v. t.] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.] [1913 Webster] 2 …
50Aspersive — As*pers ive, a. Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. {As*pers ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || …
