Thesaurus: defame

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1. 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; to calumniate; to asperse.
2. v. t. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.
3. v. t. To charge; to accuse.
4. n. Dishonor.
5. v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
6. 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. 2. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute. My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name. Dryden. 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. Dishonor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
7. Dishonor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. v:100 v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone