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Definition of calumniate in English: calumniateverb kəˈlʌmnɪeɪtkəˈləmniˌeɪt [with object]formal Make false and defamatory statements about. 〈正式〉诬蔑，中伤，诽谤 he has been calumniating the Crown and all the conservative decencies 他一直在中伤王室以及所有保守的礼仪。 Example sentencesExamples - At first, I couldn't bring myself to believe the veracity of the news item until I concluded that the reporter could not have been so debased as to fabricate the news to calumniate college students for no apparent reason.
- You know, I don't have problems with disgracing him in front of the boss or calumniate him or anything like that if there's need for it.
- Why, does he know you so calumniate him?
- Before any of Mrs. Cryer's adherents is tempted to calumniate, I am not a hunting man although I am a countryman and do shoot clay pigeons.
- But he was unorthodox, and as soon as the grave closed over him, he was grossly calumniated.
- He was hated and calumniated.
- One of his officers makes a slide that calumniates cadets who do not select combat arms branches.
- I agree that he has been calumniated in some ways.
Synonyms belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate
Derivativesnoun kəlʌmnɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nkəˌləmniˈeɪʃ(ə)n formal He refused, for example, to participate in the blanket calumniation of Loyalists, and of all things British. Example sentencesExamples - If we were to shine light on some of modern society's shortcomings, the act of calumniation would definitely be in the ranking, if not in the top five.
- The reasons and personalities behind the calumniation of him as a coward for nearly four years would surely be newsworthy.
- His public calumniation of Adams seems the more insane considering his openly expressed opinion that, in the next election, to support Adams and Pinckney is the only thing that can possibly save us from the fangs of Jefferson.
- For that, the stock comparison would be to chipmunks, animated or natural, but that would be a calumniation of our chipmunk brethren.
noun kəˈlʌmnɪeɪtəkəˈləmniˌeɪdər formal In answer to our calumniators who say we wish to destroy property, I answer that we will not destroy the bedstead, but we will annihilate the bugs! Example sentencesExamples - It is vain to urge that truth will prevail, and that slander, when detected, recoils on the calumniator.
- Hereafter you will stand in the pillory of history as a defamer - a calumniator of the dead.
- Men of piety, like him, may expect to be perpetually accused, so long as the world contains calumniators like you.
- There is another method open to both calumniator and apologist.
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin calumniari, from calumnia (see calumny). Definition of calumniate in US English: calumniateverbkəˈləmnēˌātkəˈləmniˌeɪt [with object]formal Make false and defamatory statements about. 〈正式〉诬蔑，中伤，诽谤 foes were calumniating him in the US press Example sentencesExamples - But he was unorthodox, and as soon as the grave closed over him, he was grossly calumniated.
- He was hated and calumniated.
- At first, I couldn't bring myself to believe the veracity of the news item until I concluded that the reporter could not have been so debased as to fabricate the news to calumniate college students for no apparent reason.
- Before any of Mrs. Cryer's adherents is tempted to calumniate, I am not a hunting man although I am a countryman and do shoot clay pigeons.
- You know, I don't have problems with disgracing him in front of the boss or calumniate him or anything like that if there's need for it.
- I agree that he has been calumniated in some ways.
- One of his officers makes a slide that calumniates cadets who do not select combat arms branches.
- Why, does he know you so calumniate him?
Synonyms belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin calumniari, from calumnia (see calumny). |