defame Copy link Outline 1. (rare)2. infāmo, 13. mălĕdīco, xi, ctum, 3 (with dat.)4. More precisely, expr. by circuml., as, infamiam, probrum alicui inferre; maledicta in aliquem conferre, conjicere • defame: 1. (rare): diffāmo, 1: to d. any one in an abusive poem, probroso carmine aliquem d., Tac.: Ov. 2. infāmo, 1: Col. 3. mălĕdīco, xi, ctum, 3 (with dat.): v. to revile, abuse. 4. More precisely, expr. by circuml., as, infamiam, probrum alicui inferre; maledicta in aliquem conferre, conjicere: Sall.: v. to slander, libel, calumniate.