verb
- makes false and defamatory statements about someone; slanders
Usage: formal; third person singular present tense
Examples
- The politician calumniates his opponents with baseless accusations.
- She calumniates anyone who disagrees with her policies.
- The tabloid regularly calumniates celebrities for profit.
- He calumniates his former business partner in every interview.
- The witness calumniates the defendant with false testimony.
- The critic calumniates the author’s work without justification.