(פ') ללעוג, להלעיז, להשמיץ, להטיל דופי; להתיז (כמו מים קדושים למשל)

v. ridicule, slander, defame; sprinkle (as with holy water)

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Verb
1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
(synonym) defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
(hypernym) charge, accuse
(hyponym) assassinate
(derivation) aspersion, slur

v. asperse

v. asperse, sprinkle

(v. t.)
To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust.
  

(v. t.)
To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet or his writings; to asperse a man's character.