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Meanings of calumniate in anglès

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Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.

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      Usage of calumniate in anglès
      1
      In fact, she may rise out of her grave to calumniate me.
      Women in the Life of Balzac
      2
      He would not calumniate those, he said, who counselled trust in God.
      The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84
      3
      Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you.
      The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
      4
      You do more, under the pretext of unmasking yourself, you calumniate yourself.
      Les Misérables
      5
      Who shall praise or honour princes who insult and calumniate each other?
      The Talisman
      6
      Sir, - Why do we continue to calumniate poor old King Canute?
      The Irish Times
      7
      The world may calumniate us, they said in a proclamation the other day.
      Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
      8
      It is enough for you to have robbed him; do not calumniate him.
      File No. 113
      9
      Uphold thy servant unto good: let not the proud calumniate me.
      The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
      10
      To calumniate the dead is baseness, and to flatter them is surely folly.
      The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 / ...
      11
      The bishop was moved by interest, as well as enmity, to calumniate Becket.
      The History of England, Volume I / From the Invasion of Julius C...
      12
      Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence.
      The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
      13
      Why does he calumniate me and insult my rank and family?
      Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
      14
      But why do I calumniate my own spirit by saying I would rather?
      Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1
      15
      God said: Moses, how much longer wilt thou continue to calumniate My children?
      The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3
      16
      Hush, March; do not calumniate a daughter over her mother's grave!
      The Deerslayer
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