vt. 中伤, 诽谤

[法] 诬蔑, 诽谤, 中伤

[ verb ]
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
<verb.communication> asperse besmirch defame denigrate slander smear smirch sully
The journalists have defamed me!The article in the paper sullied my reputation

Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calumniated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {calumniating}.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See {Calumny}, and cf. {Challenge}, v. t.]
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}.


Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, 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.