Rebecca is . . . defamed of sorcery practiced on the person of a noble knight.
Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- To asperse; slander; calumniate; vilify. See Asperse.
De*fame", n. Dishonor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
De*fam"er (?), n. One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.
De*fam"ing*ly, adv. In a defamatory manner.