calumniate

(kə-lŭm'nē-āt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about. See synonyms at malign.

[Latin calumniārī, calumniāt-, from calumnia, calumny. See calumny.]

calumniation ca·lum'ni·a'tion n.
calumniator ca·lum'ni·a'tor n.

View more Literature & Language videos

verb

To make defamatory statements about: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law libel. Idioms: cast aspersions on. See attack/defend, crimes, law.

For a list of words related to calumniate, see:

• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - calumniate: (vb) malign with false statements or misrepresentations

---

See words rhyming with "calumniate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Calumniate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bagtale

Nederlands (Dutch)
belasteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - calomnier

Deutsch (German)
v. - verleumden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαβάλλω, συκοφαντώ

Italiano (Italian)
calunniare, diffamare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - caluniar

Русский (Russian)
клеветать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - calumniar, difamar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förtala

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中伤, 诽谤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 中傷, 誹謗

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 비방하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 中傷する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتري, يشوه سمعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העליל, הלעיז‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.