Fame1. (n.) Public report or rumor.
2. (n.) Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
3. (v. t.) To report widely or honorably.
4. (v. t.) To make famous or renowned.
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