Bible Dictionaries
Calumniate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(v. t.) To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calumniate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/calumniate.html. 1828.