calumniate C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #214842 Meanings 1 verb To make hurtful untrue comments about. Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make hurtful untrue... dissslander Word family Derived forms uncalumniated Related forms calumniationcalumniatorcalumniatorycalumniouscalumny Etymology First attested in 1554; borrowed from Latin calumniātus, perfect passive participle of calumnior (“to blame, cavil at; to accuse falsely”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # calumniate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 214842 ## Meanings 1. To make hurtful untrue comments about. ## Examples - Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. ## Synonyms - diss - slander ## Derived Forms - uncalumniated ## Related Forms - calumniation - calumniator - calumniatory - calumnious - calumny ## Etymology First attested in 1554; borrowed from Latin calumniātus, perfect passive participle of calumnior (“to blame, cavil at; to accuse falsely”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown