defame

de·fame (dē fām′, di-)

transitive verb -·famed′, -·fam′·ing

to attack or injure the reputation or honor of by false and malicious statements; malign, slander, or libel
Archaic to bring infamy on; disgrace
Obsolete to accuse

Etymology: ME defamen, diffamen < OFr diffamer or ML defamere, both < L diffamare < dis-, from + fama: see fame

de·fam′er noun

Object

memory: In Germany, for example, the " Auschwitz lie " law makes it a crime to " defame the memory of the dead.
person: However with criminal libel publication to the person defamed is sufficient.
people: You will not participate to a forum to harass, attack, discriminate or defame people.
anyone: So no I don't agree ever on defaming anyone and being inflammatory if I am trying to get them to see my point.
dead: He's been arrested apparently for " defaming the dead.
religion: You may not defame any religion, race, nation, gender, or sexual orientation.

Modifying Another Word

allegedly: Kamara spent six-months in prison from November 2002, for allegedly defaming a local judge.
n't: Our defamation laws are tricky and, uh, a little unfair but you ca n't defame the dead.
not: Oh wait, I live in Britain, not Texas please do not defame Texas.
publicly: I have been wary of publicly defaming others ever since.
seriously: With Mr Galloway sitting in front of him, the judge said the MP had been seriously defamed.

Preposition: in

way: It is a serious matter when the good name of an organization is defamed in this way.

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