defame

Definition

To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.

Etymology

From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).

Example Sentences

• "My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name."
• "Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight."
• "to defame somebody"

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