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calumniate (kuh LUM nee ayt") (verb), calumniates; calumniated; calumniating
1. To make harmful and untrue comments about someone: Susan’s brother, Doug, calumniated her by saying that she stole his cell phone, but she really didn’t!
2. To accuse falsely or to misrepresent in order to defame or to slander another person with the intent of damaging his or her reputation: The reporter wrote an article in the local newspaper which tried to calumniate, or vilify, the owner of a popular restaurant for personal reasons.
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2. To accuse falsely or to misrepresent in order to defame or to slander another person with the intent of damaging his or her reputation: The reporter wrote an article in the local newspaper which tried to calumniate, or vilify, the owner of a popular restaurant for personal reasons.
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