calumniate

calumniate Definition

ca·lum·ni·ate (kə lum′nē āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to spread false and harmful statements about; slander

Etymology: < L calumniatus, pp. of calumniari, to slander < calumnia: see calumny

calumniate Related Forms

ca·lum′·nia′·tion noun ca·lum′·nia′·tor noun

calumniate Usage Examples

Object

man: And, consequently, Marx was the best hated and most calumniated man of his time.

Modifying Another Word

much: Query, in a man who has been so much calumniated, is that not justifiable?

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