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infame Meaning & Definition

/ɪnˈfeɪm/

What Does Infame Mean?

Infame is a verb that means To defame; to make infamous.

Quick Facts About Infame

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪnˈfeɪm/
Verb formsinfames, infaming, infamed

Infame Definition (Verb)

  1. To defame; to make infamous.

Synonyms of Infame

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Word Forms & Grammar

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

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Origin of Infame

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

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