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defame
To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
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My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.
(now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offense.
To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
(now rare, archaic) Disgrace, dishonor.
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And all the sparks that may bring unto flame / Hate betwixt man and wife, or breed defame.
(now rare or nonstandard) Defamation; slander, libel.
(heraldry) Shown rampant without its tail.
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