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calumniate
ca·lum·ni·ate C0043800 (kə-lŭm′nē-āt′)tr.v. ca·lum·ni·at·ed, ca·lum·ni·at·ing, ca·lum·ni·ates To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about. See Synonyms at malign.
[Latin calumniārī, calumniāt-, from calumnia, calumny; see calumny.]
ca·lum′ni·a′tion n.ca·lum′ni·a′tor n.calumniate (kəˈlʌmnɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) to slander caˈlumniable adj caˌlumniˈation n caˈlumniˌator nca•lum•ni•ate (kəˈlʌm niˌeɪt)
v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. to make false and malicious statements about; slander. [1545–55; < Latin calumniātus] ca•lum`ni•a′tion, n. ca•lum′ni•a`tor, n. calumniate
Past participle: calumniated
Gerund: calumniating
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| calumniate | | calumniate |
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| I calumniate | | you calumniate | | he/she/it calumniates | | we calumniate | | you calumniate | | they calumniate |
| Preterite |
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| I calumniated | | you calumniated | | he/she/it calumniated | | we calumniated | | you calumniated | | they calumniated |
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| I am calumniating | | you are calumniating | | he/she/it is calumniating | | we are calumniating | | you are calumniating | | they are calumniating |
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| I have calumniated | | you have calumniated | | he/she/it has calumniated | | we have calumniated | | you have calumniated | | they have calumniated |
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| I was calumniating | | you were calumniating | | he/she/it was calumniating | | we were calumniating | | you were calumniating | | they were calumniating |
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| I had calumniated | | you had calumniated | | he/she/it had calumniated | | we had calumniated | | you had calumniated | | they had calumniated |
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| I will calumniate | | you will calumniate | | he/she/it will calumniate | | we will calumniate | | you will calumniate | | they will calumniate |
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| I will have calumniated | | you will have calumniated | | he/she/it will have calumniated | | we will have calumniated | | you will have calumniated | | they will have calumniated |
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| I will be calumniating | | you will be calumniating | | he/she/it will be calumniating | | we will be calumniating | | you will be calumniating | | they will be calumniating |
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| I have been calumniating | | you have been calumniating | | he/she/it has been calumniating | | we have been calumniating | | you have been calumniating | | they have been calumniating |
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| I will have been calumniating | | you will have been calumniating | | he/she/it will have been calumniating | | we will have been calumniating | | you will have been calumniating | | they will have been calumniating |
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| I had been calumniating | | you had been calumniating | | he/she/it had been calumniating | | we had been calumniating | | you had been calumniating | | they had been calumniating |
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| I would calumniate | | you would calumniate | | he/she/it would calumniate | | we would calumniate | | you would calumniate | | they would calumniate |
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| I would have calumniated | | you would have calumniated | | he/she/it would have calumniated | | we would have calumniated | | you would have calumniated | | they would have calumniated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | calumniate - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"asperse, besmirch, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smearaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" |
calumniateverbTo make defamatory statements about:asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify.Law: libel.Idiom: cast aspersions on.TranslationsLegalSeeCalumniatorscalumniate
Synonyms for calumniateverb to make defamatory statements aboutSynonyms- asperse
- backbite
- defame
- malign
- slander
- slur
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- libel
Synonyms for calumniateverb charge falsely or with malicious intentSynonyms- asperse
- besmirch
- defame
- slander
- smirch
- denigrate
- sully
- smear
Related Words- accuse
- charge
- assassinate
- libel
- badmouth
- drag through the mud
- malign
- traduce
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