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Webster 1913 Edition
Defame
De-fame′
,Verb.
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
My blackness blotted thy unblemish’d name.
defame
;My blackness blotted thy unblemish’d name.
Dryden.
De-fame′
,Noun.
Dishonor.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Defame
DEFAME
,1.
To slander; falsely and maliciously to utter words respecting another which tend to injure his reputation or occupation; as to say, a judge is corrupt; a man is perjured; a trader is a knave.2.
To speak evil of; to dishonor by false reports; to calumniate; to libel; to impair reputation by acts or words.Being defamed, we entreat. 1 Cor. Iv.