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Webster 1913 Edition


Infame

In-fame′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
infamare
, fr.
infamis
infamous: cf. F.
infamer
, It.
infamare
. See
Infamous
.]
To defame; to make infamous.
[Obs.]
Milton.
Livia is
infamed
for the poisoning of her husband.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infame

INFA'ME

,
Verb.
T.
To defame. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


infame

infame

See also: infâme and infamé

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To defame; to make infamous.
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    • Francis Bacon
      Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin īnfāmis.

Adjective

infame m, f (masculine and feminine plural infames)

  1. infamous

Derived terms

Related terms

  • infàmia

French

Pronunciation

Verb

infame

  1. first-person singular present indicative of infamer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of infamer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of infamer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of infamer
  5. second-person singular imperative of infamer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin īnfāmis.

Adjective

infame m, f (plural infames)

  1. infamous

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German

Adjective

infame

  1. inflected form of infam

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnfāmis.

Adjective

infame m, f (masculine and feminine plural infami)

  1. infamous
  2. vile
  3. awful, dreadful

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Latin

Adjective

īnfāme

  1. nominative neuter singular of īnfāmis
  2. accusative neuter singular of īnfāmis
  3. vocative neuter singular of īnfāmis

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnfāmis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfa.mɨ/
  • Hyphenation: in‧fa‧me

Adjective

infame m, f (plural infames, comparable)

  1. infamous

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfāmis.

Adjective

infame m, f (plural infames)

  1. awful, dreadful
  2. infamous, vile, wicked

Derived terms

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