sully
transitive verbTo mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.
transitive verbTo defile; taint.
nounSomething 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.
nounSoil; tarnish; spot.
intransitive verbTo become soiled or tarnished.
transitive verbTo soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; — used literally and figuratively.