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Synonyms
de·fame (dĭ-fāḿ)

[Middle English defamen, from Old French defamer, from Medieval Latin dēfāmāre, alteration of Latin diffāmāre, to spread news of, slander, dis-, abroad, apart; see dis–, + fāma, rumor, reputation.]

transitive verb: -famed, -fam·ing, -fames. 

  1. To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel. See synonyms at malign
  2. Archaic To disgrace.

derivatives

de·faḿer
noun