"calumniate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/ Audio: en-us-calumniate.ogg [US] Forms: calumniates [present, singular, third-person], calumniating [participle, present], calumniated [participle, past], calumniated [past]
Etymology: From Latin calumniātus, perfect active participle of calumnior (“I accuse falsely”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|calumniātus}} Latin calumniātus, {{m|la|calumnior||I accuse falsely}} calumnior (“I accuse falsely”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} calumniate (third-person singular simple present calumniates, present participle calumniating, simple past and past participle calumniated)
  1. (transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to make hurtful untrue statements): slander Translations (to make hurtful untrue statements): 誹謗 (Chinese Mandarin), 诽谤 (fěibàng) (Chinese Mandarin), kalumnii (Esperanto), mustamaalata (Finnish), calomnier (French), verleumden (German), rágalmaz (Hungarian), megrágalmaz (Hungarian), calunniare (Italian), 中傷する (chūshō suru) (alt: ちゅうしょうする) (Japanese), 비방한 위하여 (bibanghan wihayeo) (Korean), calumnior (Latin), apšmeižti (Lithuanian), šmeižti (Lithuanian), rzucać kalumnie (Polish), oczerniać (Polish), caluniar (Portuguese), оклеветать (oklevetatʹ) (Russian), calumniar (Spanish), förtala (Swedish), smutskasta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-calumniate-en-verb-Y154lYXM Disambiguation of 'to make hurtful untrue statements': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'to make hurtful untrue statements': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-calumniate-en-verb-MJUjs~FB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: calumniation, calumniator, calumniatory, calumnious, calumny

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      "sense": "to make hurtful untrue statements",
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      "sense": "to make hurtful untrue statements",
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      "sense": "to make hurtful untrue statements",
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