simple past tense and past participle of defame

(obsolete) defamatory

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

simple past tense and past participle of defamate

present participle of defamate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defamate

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.

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

plural of defaming