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   Defame , 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.]
   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.
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   To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.
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   My guilt thy growing virtues did defame;
   My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.
   Dryden.
   
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   To charge; to accuse. [R.]
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   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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   Defame, n. Dishonor. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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