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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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