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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Calumniate

· Ca·lum·ni·ate · IPA /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/
01 v. i. To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
imp. & p. p. Calumniated; p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. i. To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.
  1. 1.
    To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.