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   ca·lum·ni·ate

   /kəˈləmnēˌāt/

   verb

   • 1. make false and defamatory statements about: formal "foes were calumniating him in the press"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin calumniari, from calumnia (see calumny).

   Derivatives

   • 1. calumniation noun
   • 2. calumniator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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