[Sndbox] calumniate \keh-LEHM-nee-eyt\ (verb) -

[Charles]

 

calumniate \keh-LEHM-nee-eyt\ (verb) - To make malicious statements known to be false in an effort to harm someone's reputation or character.

"After a period of scandal, politicians sometimes become more careful about calumniating their opponents."

From the Latin calumnia "trickery, chicanery" from calvor "to deceive."

 

Charles Mims

http://www.the-sandbox.org

 

 

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