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infamize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-famize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make infamous; to defame or smear.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From infamy + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

infamizes (present, singular) infamizing (participle, present) infamized (participle, past) infamized (past)

Synonyms

denigrate traduce vilify assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray

Questions

What does infamize mean?
To make infamous; to defame or smear.
Where does infamize come from?
From infamy + -ize.

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