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sully
     1. v. To soil or stain; to dirty.
           Synonyms: sowl, q1=obsolete
           He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
     2. v. To corrupt or damage.
           She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment.
     3. v. (intransitive) To become soiled or tarnished.
     4. n. (rare, obsolete) A blemish.



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