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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defame \De*fame"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defamed}; p. pr & vb n. {Defaming}.] [OE. defamen, diffamen, from F. diffamer, or OF perh. defamer, fr L. diffamare (cf. defamatus infamous); dis- (in this word confused with de) + fama a report. See {Fame}.] 1. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse. 2. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute. My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name --Dryden. 3. To charge; to accuse. [R.] Rebecca is . . . defamed of sorcery practiced on the person of a noble knight. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To asperse; slander; calumniate; vilify. See {Asperse}.
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