INFAME

Etymology

Verb

infame (third-person singular simple present infames, present participle infaming, simple past and past participle infamed)

(transitive, obsolete) To defame; to make infamous.

Anagrams

• Famine, famine, imafen

Source: Wiktionary


In*fame", v. t. Etym: [L. infamare, fr. infamis infamous: cf. F. infamer, It. infamare. See Infamous.]

Definition: To defame; to make infamous. [Obs.] Milton. Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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