infame

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infame

/ɪnˈfeɪm/

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

verb infames · infaming · infamed

obsolete, transitive To defame; to make infamous. sapience, hitherto obscured, infamed

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@misc{infame_2026,
  title = {infame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}