belibel en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + libel.
Meanings
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(dated, transitive) To libel, slander, calumniate.
See the laziness of posterity ; so far from imitating the industry of their ancestors , that they belibel the pure effects of their pains as hellish achievements
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belibels | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| belibelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| belibeled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| belibeled | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| belibeling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| belibelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| belibelled | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
Synonyms
vilipend · lampoon · besmirch · sully · trash-talk · badmouth · tarnish · scandal · blur · infamize · chat shite · libel · detract · villainize · belibel · torch · shit-talk · blot · slag · dirty · muddy · smirch · unflatter · besmirch · befoul · asperse · disparage · vilify · blemish · revile · traduce · spatter · foul · slander · talk trash · disrepute · bewray · blacken · defame · demonize · discredit · monsterize · cloud · diss · smear · chat shit · calumniate · calumny · besmear · diss · deprave · forgab · traduce · denigrate · disgrace · backbite · malign · assassinate · blaze · depreciate · speak ill of · spot · reproach · forspeak · wrong · blame · stain · drag through the mud · talk shite · stab · talk shit