calumniating

Variant of calumniate

calumniate definition

ca·lum·ni·ate (kə lum′nē āt′)

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

to spread false and harmful statements about; slander

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

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