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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to libel or defame thoroughly libeldefameslandermaligntraducevilifycalumniate ↔ Opposites praiseextolvindicate Word family Derived forms belibeled Related forms libel Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown