CALUMNIATE

defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

calumniate (third-person singular simple present calumniates, present participle calumniating, simple past and past participle calumniated)

(transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.

(transitive) To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.

Synonyms

• (to make hurtful untrue statements): slander

• See also defame

Source: Wiktionary

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Ca*lum"ni*ate, v. i. [Imp. & p. p. Calumniated; p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] Etym: [L. calumniatus, p. p. of calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]

Definition: To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel. Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. Strype. Syn.

– To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce; belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.

Ca*lum"ni*ate, v. i.

Definition: To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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