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

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How to use calumniate in a sentence

Often one serious word will suffice to silence a calumniator of the Faith and cause him to blush.
Mary, Help of Christians|Various
If anyone, thereafter, dares accuse you of having had a son before your marriage, treat him as a vile calumniator.
File No. 113|Emile Gaboriau
I shall charitably suppose that some infamous calumniator has belied me to you.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
As he had fled, and did not appear to answer the summons, he had been expelled from the University as a traitor and calumniator.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose

It is well known that the said calumniator did, at many periods of his life, make use of the services of a calceolarius.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 9, May 28, 1870|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calumniate

calumniate

/ (kəˈlʌmnɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to slander

Derived forms of calumniate

calumniable, adjectivecalumniation, nouncalumniator, noun

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