calumniate
to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
Origin of calumniate
1Other words from calumniate
- ca·lum·ni·a·tion, noun
- ca·lum·ni·a·tor, noun
- non·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 | VariousIf anyone, thereafter, dares accuse you of having had a son before your marriage, treat him as a vile calumniator.
File No. 113 | Emile GaboriauI shall charitably suppose that some infamous calumniator has belied me to you.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonAs 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 LedderhoseIt 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
/ (kəˈlʌmnɪˌeɪt) /
(tr) to slander
Derived forms of calumniate
- calumniable, adjective
- calumniation, noun
- calumniator, noun
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