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infame

/ɪnˈfeɪm/

infame verb: to defame; to make infamous.

Verb

infame (third-person singular simple present infames, present participle infaming, simple past and past participle infamed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To defame; to make infamous.
    • sapience, hitherto obscured, infamed1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker...
    • Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Empire”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

Forms of infame

third-person singular presentinfames
present participleinfaming
past participleinfamed
pastinfamed

Origin of infame

From Latin īnfāmāre, from īnfāmis (“infamous”): compare French infamer, Italian infamare. See infamous.

Questions about infame

What does infame mean?
Infame means to defame; to make infamous.
What part of speech is infame?
Infame is a verb.
How do you pronounce infame?
Infame is pronounced /ɪnˈfeɪm/.
What is the past tense of infame?
The past tense of infame is infamed.

Words near infame in the dictionary

  1. infallibles
  2. infallibly
  3. infalling
  4. infalls
  5. infalsificable
  6. infame
  7. infamed
  8. infames
  9. infamie
  10. infamies
  11. infaming

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