sully

In lang=en terms the difference between vilify and sully

is that vilify is to belittle through speech; to put down while sully is to become soiled or tarnished.

As verbs the difference between vilify and sully

is that vilify is to say defamatory things about someone or something while sully is to soil or stain; to dirty.

Sully is a related term of mark.

As a verb sully

is to soil or stain; to dirty.

As a noun mark is

sign.

Disgrace is a related term of sully.

As a noun disgrace

is disgrace.

As a verb sully is

to soil or stain; to dirty.

In lang=en terms the difference between sully and vitiate

is that sully is to become soiled or tarnished while vitiate is to make something ineffective, to invalidate.

As verbs the difference between sully and vitiate

is that sully is to soil or stain; to dirty while vitiate is to spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.

Flaw is a related term of sully.

In lang=en terms the difference between flaw and sully

is that flaw is to become imperfect or defective while sully is to become soiled or tarnished.

As verbs the difference between flaw and sully

is that flaw is to add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective while sully is to soil or stain; to dirty.

As a noun flaw

is (obsolete) a flake, fragment, or shiver or flaw can be a sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.

In lang=en terms the difference between risk and sully

is that risk is to incur risk (by something) while sully is to become soiled or tarnished.

As verbs the difference between risk and sully

is that risk is to incur risk (to something) while sully is to soil or stain; to dirty.

As a noun risk

is a possible, usually negative, outcome, eg, a danger.

Sully is a related term of smudge.

As verbs the difference between sully and smudge

is that sully is to soil or stain; to dirty while smudge is to obscure by blurring; to smear.

As a noun smudge is

a blemish; a smear.

Spoil is a related term of sully.

In lang=en terms the difference between spoil and sully

is that spoil is to reveal the ending of (a story etc); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time while sully is to become soiled or tarnished.

As verbs the difference between spoil and sully

is that spoil is (archaic) to strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour while sully is to soil or stain; to dirty.

As a noun spoil

is (also in plural: spoils ) plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

As a verb sully is

to soil or stain; to dirty.

Sully is a related term of taint.

In lang=en terms the difference between sully and taint

is that sully is to become soiled or tarnished while taint is to thrust ineffectually with a lance.

As verbs the difference between sully and taint

is that sully is to soil or stain; to dirty while taint is to (l) or (l) (something) with an external (l), either (l) or (l) or taint can be to damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.

As a noun taint is

a (l), (l) or (l), especially in (l) or taint can be a (l) with a (l), which fails of its intended (l) or taint can be (slang) the (l).