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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Fame

/(fām)/ · IPA /feɪm/
01 n. Public report or rumor.
  1. 1.
    Public report or rumor.
    “The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.” — Gen. xlv. 16.
  2. 2.
    Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
    “I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.” — Shak.
Syn. Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
02 v. t. To report widely or honorably.
imp. & p. p. Famed; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming
  1. 1.
    To report widely or honorably.
    “The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To make famous or renowned.
    “Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.” — Milton.