discredit
verb (used with object)
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame.
have discredited
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present perfectof discredit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He was alleged to have discredited the armed forces in his own social media posts, and was sentenced in March to two years in jail.
From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2023
But she said one major outcome of the investigation was to have "discredited" the iSpoof name.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
Too many witnesses, documents, and self-incriminating statements have discredited him and substantiated the case against him.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2017
"Y'all have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me. You will not do it again," Odom told TMZ in an interview.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2015
If there had been nothing more than the splendid and fiery appearance, showing and vanishing, I do believe that they themselves would have discredited their own senses and denied the truth of their own tales.
From The Great Return by Arthur Machen
