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calumniate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb calumniate has 1 sense
- calumniate(v = verb.communication) asperse, besmirch, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" is one way to accuse, charge
Derived forms noun calumny2, noun calumny1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel. [1913 Webster]
"Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings."
[1913 Webster]
calumniate, v. i.
To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
calumniate, v.tr. slander.
Derivative
calumniation n. calumniator n. calumniatory adj.
Etymology
L calumniari
ROGET THESAURUS
calumniate
Detraction
VB detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, run down, cry down, backcap, belittle, sneer at, criticize, pull to pieces, pick a hole in one's coat, asperse, cast aspersions, blow upon, bespatter, blacken, vilify, vilipend, avile, give a dog a bad name, brand, malign, muckrake, backbite, libel, lampoon, traduce, slander, defame, calumniate, bear false witness against, speak ill of behind one's back, fling dirt, anathematize, dip the pen in gall, view in a bad light, impugn (disparage the motives of), assail, attack, oppose, denounce, accuse.
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