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Webster 1913 Edition


Calumniate

Ca-lum′ni-ate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Calumniated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
calumniating
.]
[L.
calumniatus
, p. p. of
calumniari
. See
Calumny
, and cf.
Challenge
,
Verb.
T.
]
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

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Calumniate

CALUMNIATE

,
Verb.
T.
[See Calumny.] To accuse or charge one falsely, and knowingly, with some crime, offense, or something, disreputable; to slander.

CALUMNIATE

,
Verb.
I.
To charge falsely and knowingly with a crime or offense; to propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another.