Definition of: asperse

(ə·spûrs′) v.t. as·persed (ə·spûrst′), as·pers·ing
1. To spread false charges against; slander.
2. To besprinkle; bespatter. [<L aspersus, pp. of aspergere sprinkle on < ad- to + spargere sprinkle]
—as·pers′er, as·per′·sor noun
—as·per′sive (-siv) adjective Synonyms: backbite, calumniate, decry, defame, depreciate, disparage, libel, malign, revile, slander, traduce, vilify. To asperse is to bespatter with injurious charges; to defame is to assail one's good name; to malign is to circulate studied and malicious attacks upon character; to traduce is to exhibit real or assumed traits in an odious light. Antonyms: defend, eulogize, extol, laud, praise.