Dictionary Entry
calumniate
calumniate is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
- 2intransitive verb
To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.
- 3verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
"The journalists have defamed me!"
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