malignify

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (someone or something) seem worse than they really are by spreading lies or false stories.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with malignify
hilarify , terrify

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Variants

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malignities , malignity

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Forms

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malignified, malignifying

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Etymology

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From Latin maliginate, from malus bad + figere to make, from figura form, shape.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'malignify' is rarely used in everyday language and is more commonly found in formal or literary contexts.

2. In medicine, the term 'malignify' is used to describe a process by which a normal cell becomes cancerous.

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Related Concepts

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1. Defamation: The act of making false statements about someone that damages their reputation. Malignify is a form of defamation.

2. Slander: Oral defamation, or spoken false statements about someone that damages their reputation. Malignify can take the form of slander.

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Culture

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In literature and art, the term 'malignify' is often used to describe the act of spreading false rumors or lies about someone or something. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Othello', Iago malignifies Othello's wife Desdemona, leading him to believe she is unfaithful.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Makes Lies And Falsely Yarns' to remember the definition of 'malignify'.

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