n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -beled or -belled ; -bel · ing or -bel · ling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 1588
intransitive verb : to make libelous statements
transitive verb : to make or publish a libel against
– li · bel · er \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun
– li · bel · ist \ -b ə -list \ noun