Question

politician released damaging information about his rival in an attempt to___him

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Politician released damaging information about his rival in an attempt to defeat or defame him.

EXPLANATION:  

• In today's world of politics, it has become a tool by politicians to use each other's personal information, whether it is damaging or dangerous to use against each other.
• It has become a norm in the last decade. So, in here it can mean that one politician is releasing some damaging information about other politicians in an attempt to either defeat him or to defame him.
• If the other politician is defamed in the eyes of the public then there is very little chance of him winning the elections. So, the answer could be either defeat or defame.