"infame" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfeɪm/ Forms: infames [present, singular, third-person], infaming [participle, present], infamed [participle, past], infamed [past]
Etymology: Latin īnfāmāre, from īnfāmis (“infamous”): compare French infamer, Italian infamare. See infamous. Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{der|en|la|infamo|īnfāmāre}} Latin īnfāmāre, {{cog|fr|infamer}} French infamer, {{cog|it|infamare}} Italian infamare Head templates: {{en-verb}} infame (third-person singular simple present infames, present participle infaming, simple past and past participle infamed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To defame; to make infamous. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: osculum infame
    Sense id: en-infame-en-verb-IjAIzw3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 17 14 7 2 17 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 17 0 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 12 9 1 15 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 15 0 0 14 1

Inflected forms

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