sully

To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.

To defile; taint.

Something that stains or spots.

To soil; stain; tarnish; defile.

Figuratively, to stain or tarnish morally.

To dim; darken.

To be or become soiled or tarnished.

Soil; tarnish; spot.

To become soiled or tarnished.

To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; — used literally and figuratively.