01 v. t. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports…
imp. & p. p.
Defamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defaming
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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.
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2.
To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.“My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.” — Dryden.
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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.