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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Calumniated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {calumniating}.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of calumniari. See {Calumny}, and cf. {Challenge}, verb (used with an object)] To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
{Syn}. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce; belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See {Asperse}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, verb (used without an object) To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
calumniate
verb: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]
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