[de.fame] vt de.famed ; de.fam.ing [ME, fr. MF & ML; MF defamer, fr. ML defamare, alter. of L diffamare, fr. dis- + fama reputation, fame] (14c) 1 archaic: disgrace
2: to harm the reputation of by libel or slander 3 archaic: accuse syn see malign -- de.fam.er n