calumniate

  • 71Belied — Belie Be*lie , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele[ o]gan; pref. be + le[ o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [1913 Webster] Their… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 72Belying — Belie Be*lie , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele[ o]gan; pref. be + le[ o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [1913 Webster] Their… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 73Blacken — Black en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black. [1913 Webster] While the long funerals blacken all the way. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dark; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 74Blackened — Blacken Black en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black. [1913 Webster] While the long funerals blacken all the way. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 75Blackening — Blacken Black en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black. [1913 Webster] While the long funerals blacken all the way. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 76Blaspheme — Blas*pheme (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} ( f[=e]mf ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[ e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 77Blasphemed — Blaspheme Blas*pheme (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} ( f[=e]mf ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[ e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 78Blaspheming — Blaspheme Blas*pheme (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} ( f[=e]mf ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[ e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79Blue devils — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 80Carp — (k[aum]rp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carped} (k[aum]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carping}.] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English