Defamed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defame \De*fame"\, 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}.]
     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.
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              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.]
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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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