Significados de blacken the character em inglês

A sister would not blacken the character of a brother for the mere pleasure of hearing herself talk!

Prejudice and distorted vision prevented them from seeing the absurdity of such attempts to blacken the character of Napoleon.

I have offered, for little more than a nominal sum, to blacken the character of every reigning family in Germany.

Why should you seek to blacken the character of one of our best fellows, and the president of our class?

He never forgave his recall, and alike by subtle insinuation and unscrupulous accusation, strove to blacken the character and reputation of his former benefactor.

He had blackened the character of Nero merely because he was a republican.

Shakespeare may have blackened the character of the hunchback, but Robert believed him absolutely.

'You cannot surely tell us that you allow such a man, on his sole authority, to blacken the character of the signorina?'