calumniate[verb]Synonyms: malign, asperse, defame, denigrate, libel, scandalize, slander, traduce, vilify, villainize
Antonyms: eulogize, vindicate
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calumniate verb.
[kǝ'lʌmnɪeɪt] M16.[Latin calumniat- pa. ppl stem of calumniari, formed as CALUMNY noun: see -ATE3.]1. verb trans. Slander, defame, make false charges against.
M16.2. verb intrans. Utter calumnies.
E17-E18. ■ calumni'ation noun (a) the action of calumniating;
(b) a calumny:
M16. ■ calumniator noun a slanderer, a false accuser
M16. ■ calumniatory adjective slanderous
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