Belibel

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To libel, slander, calumniate. dated, transitive

    "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"

Example

More examples

"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"

Etymology

From be- + libel.

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