asperse
asperse[əˈspəːs]verb- [with obj.](rare)attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of
(罕)诽谤,中伤;破坏名誉
he aspersed the place and its inhabitants.
他抨击了这个地方以及这里的居民。
语源- late 15th cent. (in the sense 'spatter with liquid'): from Latin aspers- 'sprinkled', from the verb aspergere, from ad- 'to' + spargere 'sprinkle'
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