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calumniate
[ kuh-luhm-nee-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ca·lum·ni·at·ed, ca·lum·ni·at·ing.
- to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
calumniate
/ kəˈlʌmnɪˌeɪt /
verb
- tr to slander
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Derived Forms
- caˈlumniˌator, noun
- caˈlumniable, adjective
- caˌlumniˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- ca·lumni·ation noun
- ca·lumni·ator noun
- nonca·lumni·ating adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calumniate1
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Example Sentences
Young men there are who behind our backs calumniate us and before us kiss our hands, with a base smile begging kind looks from us!
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The hired advocate may calumniate as he will, but he can show no collusion or connivance on your part.
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The imbeciles are not content to calumniate, to persecute, to make wretched the artist in his lifetime.
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Calumniate a human being in youth—adulate that being in age;—what has been the interval?
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But what would become of "bad tongues" in this world if there were not generous natures to calumniate and vilify?
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