Calumniate — Word of the Day April 25, 2027

Definition

To make false and defamatory statements about someone; to slander. To calumniate is to attack someone's reputation with lies.

“The pamphlet systematically calumniated the general, attributing cowardice to what had in fact been sound strategy.”

From Latin calumniari, from calumnia (false accusation), from calvi (to deceive).

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CALUMNIATE scores 14 points in Scrabble.