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  • 31Slander — Slan der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. [1913… …

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  • 32Slandered — Slander Slan der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate …

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  • 33Slandering — Slander Slan der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate …

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  • 34Syn — 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… …

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  • 35malign — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English maligne, from Anglo French, from Latin malignus, from male badly + gignere to beget more at mal , kin Date: 14th century 1. a. evil in nature, influence, or effect ; injurious < the malign effects of illicit …

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  • 36Robert Emmet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para el dramaturgo estadounidense, véase Robert Emmet Sherwood. Robert Emmet …

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  • 37aspergere — a·spèr·ge·re v.tr. (io aspèrgo) 1. CO spruzzare, bagnare leggermente, spec., con acqua benedetta: il sacerdote asperse il capo del bambino Sinonimi: bagnare, irrorare. 2. BU cospargere {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1342. ETIMO: dal lat. aspĕrgĕre …

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  • 38defame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. traduce, vilify, revile, calumniate, asperse, abuse, malign, slander. See disrepute, detraction. Ant., praise, extol. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. traduce, besmirch, malign; see slander . III (Roget s 3 …

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  • 39malign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. libel, slander, defame; calumniate, asperse, traduce, be smirch; backbite. See detraction, malevolence. Ant., praise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. accuse, misrepresent, scandalize; see censure , curse 2 …

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  • 40slander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scandal, aspersion, defamation, calumny, disparagement. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defamation, calumny, scandal, libel; see lie 1 . v. Syn. vilify, defame, calumniate, asperse, decry,&#8230; …

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