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calumniate

[ kuh-luhm-nee-eyt ]
/ kəˈlʌm niˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ca·lum·ni·at·ed, ca·lum·ni·at·ing.
to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
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Origin of calumniate

1545–55; <Latin calumniātus (past participle of calumniārī to accuse falsely, trick), equivalent to calumni(a) calumny + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM calumniate

ca·lum·ni·a·tion, nounca·lum·ni·a·tor, nounnon·ca·lum·ni·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby calumniate

Caltech, caltrop, caltrop family, calumet, Calumet City, calumniate, calumnious, calumny, calutron, Calvados, calvaria
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Words related to calumniate

accuse, asperse, blacken, blaspheme, libel, malign, revile, scandalize, slander, slur, smear, vilify

How to use calumniate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for calumniate

calumniate
/ (kəˈlʌmnɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to slander

Derived forms of calumniate

calumniable, adjectivecalumniation, nouncalumniator, noun
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