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ca·lum·ni·ate
 calumniate
- pronunciation:
- k
luhm
ni
eIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
calumniated, calumniates, calumniating |
| definition: |
to make harmful and false statements about (someone).
She calumniated her ex-husband.- similar words:
- affront, libel, malign, slander, smear, traduce
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| related words: |
attack, denigrate, revile |
| derivations: |
calumniation (n.), calumniator (n.) |
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