belibel

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bɪˈlaɪbəl/ UK /bɪˈlaɪbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to libel or defame thoroughly

The pamphlet belibeled the mayor without a shred of proof.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to libel or defame thoroughly libel defame slander malign traduce vilify calumniate

Opposites

praise extol vindicate

Word family

Derived forms belibeled

Related forms libel

Etymology

From the intensive prefix be- + libel. Libel comes from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus ('little book, written accusation'), diminutive of liber ('book').

be- Old English libellus Latin liber la-new

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# belibel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈlaɪbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈlaɪbəl/

## Meanings
1. to libel or defame thoroughly

## Examples
- The pamphlet belibeled the mayor without a shred of proof.

## Synonyms
- libel
- defame
- slander
- malign
- traduce
- vilify
- calumniate

## Antonyms
- praise
- extol
- vindicate

## Derived Forms
- belibeled

## Related Forms
- libel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: libellus
- Root: liber

## Etymology
From the intensive prefix be- + libel. Libel comes from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus ('little book, written accusation'), diminutive of liber ('book').

## AI Etymology
Belibel is from the intensive prefix be- + libel. Libel comes from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus ('little book, written accusation'), diminutive of liber ('book'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English), libellus (Latin), and liber (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to libel or defame thoroughly. The wider family includes derived forms such as belibeled and related words such as libel.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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