fame

n. [ OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame. ] 1. Public report or rumor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. Gen. xlv. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.

Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Famed p. pr. & vb. n. Faming. ] 1. To report widely or honorably. [ 1913 Webster ]

The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make famous or renowned. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]