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defamates

defamates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defamate.

Meaning of defamate

Verb

defamate (third-person singular simple present defamates, present participle defamating, simple past and past participle defamated)

  1. (nonstandard, transitive) To defame, libel, or slander.

Questions about defamates

What is defamates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Defamates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defamate.

Words near defamates in the dictionary

  1. defalked
  2. defalking
  3. defalks
  4. defamate
  5. defamated
  6. defamates
  7. defamating
  8. defamation
  9. defamations
  10. defamatorily
  11. defamatoriness

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