оклеветать — meaning in English
oklevetat
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English meaning
- belie verb To lie all around something, or surround it.
- calumniate verb To say false and damaging things about someone.
- libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
- wrong adj Incorrect or not true.
Senses
оклеветать is used for these senses in English:
- calumniate (transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.
- wrong To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
belie — full definition
- verb To lie all around something, or surround it.
- verb To close in around something; to besiege it.
calumniate — full definition
- verb To say false and damaging things about someone.
- verb To accuse someone falsely, often of something vague, in order to harm their reputation.
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