To Incriminate, Tarnish Someone's Name
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from World of Books, Group 286, Puzzle 3 (Summer Reading).
Question is: To Incriminate, Tarnish Someone's Name
and the answer is: IMPLICATE
Word Meaning:
IMPLICATE — (transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
Definitions from Wiktionary.