asperse: Meaning and Definition of

as•perse

Pronunciation: (u-spûrs'), [key]
— -persed, -pers•ing.
  1. to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
  2. to sprinkle; bespatter.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: