calumniate

English

WOTD - 16 February 2007    

Etymology

From Latin calumniātus, perfect active participle of calumnior (“I accuse falsely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/

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Verb

calumniate (third-person singular simple present calumniates, present participle calumniating, simple past and past participle calumniated)

1. To make hurtful untrue comments about (someone)

Synonyms

• (to make hurtful untrue statements): slander
• See also Wikisaurus:defame

Translations

to make hurtful untrue statements

Chinese: Simplified: 诽谤 Traditional: 誹謗 Pinyin: feibang Finnish: mustamaalata (fi) French: calomnier (fr) German: verleumden Italian: calunniare (it) Japanese: kanji: 中傷する hiragana: ちゅうしょうする romaji: chūshō suru

Korean: hangul: 비방한 위하여 romaja: bibanghan wihayeo Latin: calumnior (la) Polish: rzucać kalumnie, oczerniać Russian: оклеветать (ru) (oklevetat') Spanish: calumniar (es) Swedish: förtala, smutskasta

Related terms

• calumniation
• calumniator
• calumniatory
• calumnious
• calumny

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Latin

Participle

calumniāte

1. vocative masculine singular of calumniātus