belibel

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verb

To libel, slander, calumniate.

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Meanings

verbbelibel (third-person singular simple present belibels, present participle (US) belibeling or (UK) belibelling, simple past and past participle (US) belibeled or (UK) belibelled)

present singular third person belibels · US participle present belibeling · UK participle present belibelling · US participle past belibeled · US past belibeled · UK participle past belibelled · UK past belibelled

  1. datedtransitiveTo 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

    Synonyms: besmirch, diss, traduce, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo libel, slander, calumniate.

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Origin

From be- + libel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leblebi
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APA

belibel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belibel

MLA

“belibel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belibel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belibel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belibel.

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