snyags

deprecate someone faultless as having faults, [IW]

[maliciously/falsely] blame/ accuse, use as an excuse/ pretext [IW]

CM: skyon med bzhin du yod par sgro btags te skyon rjod pa, to impute, or express, faults as existing where there are none . E.g., snyad 'dogs rgyu za. skyon med la snyad 'dogs byed pa. las ka brtan po ma byas nas nis snyad ka btags yong. 2) Das (under snyad #2): snyad 'dogs = skyon brjod byed pa vyavadesha ???; skyon med par skyon btags pa to impute fault where there is none, malicious accusation or imputation; snyad byed pa (with dat.) to use a pretence or pretext. 3) MG: to blame, to accuse, to use (something) as a pretext/excuse. [mss] [RY]