Crossword puzzle clue "malign in print"

to make a defamatory statement about

to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

to revile or swear at; to use wrongly

to slander, disparage

to abuse

to keep (meat) moist when roasting by drizzling melted fat or butter over

(Gaelic) a tenanted farm rent paid in kind, also KAIN, KANE

to destroy the reputation of