mancillar

v.

1 to tarnish, to sully (Formal).

2 to dishonor, to stain, to besmirch, to dishonour.

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mancillar

► verbo transitivo

1 coloquial to sully

■ mancilló el honor de la familia he sullied the family's reputation

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VT to stain, sully liter

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verbo transitivo (liter) to sully, besmirch (liter)

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= besmirch, taint.

Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.

Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

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verbo transitivo (liter) to sully, besmirch (liter)

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= besmirch, taint.

Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.

Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

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mancillar [A1 ]

vt

(liter); to sully, besmirch (liter)

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mancillar vt

Formal to tarnish, to sully

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mancillar

v/t fig

sully

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mancillar vt

: to sully, to besmirch