What does "infamize" mean?

To make infamous; to defame or smear.

What is a synonym for "infamize"?

Common synonyms include: defame.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To make infamous; to defame or smear. transitive
"Or is some knot of riotous slanderers leagued To infamize the name of the King's brother With a lie black as Hell?"

"Or is some knot of riotous slanderers leagued To infamize the name of the King's brother With a lie black as Hell?"

From infamy + -ize.