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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disgrace \Dis*grace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgracing.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.] 1. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor. [1913 Webster] Flatterers of the disgraced minister. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed. --J. Morley. [1913 Webster] 2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation. [1913 Webster] Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace. --Pope. [1913 Webster] His ignorance disgraced him. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile. [1913 Webster] The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace. --Spenser. Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disgrace \Dis*grace"\ (?; 277), n. [F. disgr[^a]ce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + gr[^a]ce. See Grace.] 1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. [1913 Webster] Macduff lives in disgrace. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy. [1913 Webster] To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to disgrace's feet? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being. [1913 Webster] 4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. --Bacon. Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation. [1913 Webster]