Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 3
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Kinds of:
darken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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