To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. / (now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence. / To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.

(now rare, archaic) Disgrace, dishonour. / (now rare or nonstandard) Defamation; slander, libel.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defame

plural of defamer

simple past tense and past participle of defame

One who defames.

(obsolete) defamatory

(transitive, nonstandard) To defame, libel, or slander.

simple past tense and past participle of defamate

present participle of defamate