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Definition of defame verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

defame

verb

NAmE//dɪˈfeɪm//

defame somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they defame

he / she / it defames

past simple defamed

-ing form defaming

to harm someone by saying or writing bad or false things about them The newspaper denies any intention to defame the senator's reputation.

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