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sully

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to damage the purity or reputation of something

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Sully in a sentence

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A single scandal sullied his otherwise spotless record.

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Antonyms
cleansepurify

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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Sully (verb) means to damage the purity or reputation of something
Here is sully used in an example sentence: "A single scandal sullied his otherwise spotless record."
Common synonyms for sully include tarnish, taint, besmirch.
Antonyms of sully include cleanse, purify.
Sully is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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