Answer: aspersed

AnswerCrossword Clue
ASPERSEDSlandered
ASPERSEDDamaged a reputation
ASPERSEDBesmirched, in a way
ASPERSEDSmeared
ASPERSEDMaligned
ASPERSEDAttacked with false charges
aspersedto attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander
aspersedto sprinkle; bespatter
aspersedASPERSE, to slander (to defame (to destroy the reputation of))