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Calumniate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Calumniate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

To make hurtful untrue comments about.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
charge
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
assassinate libel badmouth
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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