diffamo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dif-fāmo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. fama,
I to spread abroad by an ill report; to publish, divulge.
I Prop. (rare and not anteAug.): vulgat adulterium diffamatumque parenti Indicat, Ov. M. 4, 236; cf. prava, Tac. A. 14, 22: nomen pessimum super virginem, Vulg. Deut. 22, 19.—
   B To decry, defame, malign: viros feminasque procacibus scriptis, Tac. A. 1, 72; cf.: aliquem probroso carmine, id. ib. 15, 49: aliquem probris, Ap. M. 1, p. 107; Vulg. Matt. 9, 31.— With acc. and inf.: diffamat, incendio repentino domum suam possideri, Ap. M. 4, p. 147.—
II To declare, make known, proclaim widely (late Lat.): Deus diffamatur, Aug. de Morib. Eccl. 14: sermonem, Vulg. Marc. 1, 45.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

diffāmō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (dis, fama), tr.,
1 divulguer : Ov. M. 4, 236 ; Tac. Ann. 14, 22
2 diffamer, décrier : Tac. Ann. 1, 72 ; 15, 49 || répandre le mauvais bruit que [prop. inf.] : Apul. M. 4, 10.