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as·perse
(ə-spûrs′)tr.v. as·persed, as·pers·ing, as·pers·es
1.
a. To spread false or damaging accusations or insinuations against (someone).
b. To slander or libel; defame.
2. To sprinkle, especially with holy water.
[Middle English, to besprinkle, from Latin aspergere, aspers- : ad-, ad- + spargere, to strew.]
as·per′sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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asperse
(əˈspɜːs)vb (tr)
1. to spread false rumours about; defame
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) rare to sprinkle, as with water in baptism
[C15: from Latin aspersus, from aspergere to sprinkle]
asˈperser n
asˈpersive adj
asˈpersively adv
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as•perse
(əˈspɜrs)v.t. -persed, -pers•ing.
1. to attack with false and damaging charges or insinuations; slander; malign.
2. to sprinkle; bespatter.
[1480–90; < Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere to sprinkle, asperse <a- a-5 + spargere to scatter]
as•per′sive, adj.
as•per′sive•ly, adv.
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asperse
Past participle: aspersed
Gerund: aspersing
| Imperative |
|---|
| asperse |
| asperse |
| Present |
|---|
| I asperse |
| you asperse |
| he/she/it asperses |
| we asperse |
| you asperse |
| they asperse |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I aspersed |
| you aspersed |
| he/she/it aspersed |
| we aspersed |
| you aspersed |
| they aspersed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am aspersing |
| you are aspersing |
| he/she/it is aspersing |
| we are aspersing |
| you are aspersing |
| they are aspersing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have aspersed |
| you have aspersed |
| he/she/it has aspersed |
| we have aspersed |
| you have aspersed |
| they have aspersed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was aspersing |
| you were aspersing |
| he/she/it was aspersing |
| we were aspersing |
| you were aspersing |
| they were aspersing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had aspersed |
| you had aspersed |
| he/she/it had aspersed |
| we had aspersed |
| you had aspersed |
| they had aspersed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will asperse |
| you will asperse |
| he/she/it will asperse |
| we will asperse |
| you will asperse |
| they will asperse |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have aspersed |
| you will have aspersed |
| he/she/it will have aspersed |
| we will have aspersed |
| you will have aspersed |
| they will have aspersed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be aspersing |
| you will be aspersing |
| he/she/it will be aspersing |
| we will be aspersing |
| you will be aspersing |
| they will be aspersing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been aspersing |
| you have been aspersing |
| he/she/it has been aspersing |
| we have been aspersing |
| you have been aspersing |
| they have been aspersing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been aspersing |
| you will have been aspersing |
| he/she/it will have been aspersing |
| we will have been aspersing |
| you will have been aspersing |
| they will have been aspersing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been aspersing |
| you had been aspersing |
| he/she/it had been aspersing |
| we had been aspersing |
| you had been aspersing |
| they had been aspersing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would asperse |
| you would asperse |
| he/she/it would asperse |
| we would asperse |
| you would asperse |
| they would asperse |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have aspersed |
| you would have aspersed |
| he/she/it would have aspersed |
| we would have aspersed |
| you would have aspersed |
| they would have aspersed |
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Verb 1. asperse - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
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