ذم

10 استذمّ ذ [ He required blame, &c.; as though he called for it; or] he was blamed, or dispraised, &c. (KL.) See also 4, second sentence. ― -b2- And see 5, last sentence. ― -b3- [استذمّ بِذِمَامِهِ is used by post-classical writers, and is perhaps a classical phrase, meaning He begged, or implored, his protection. See an instance in “ Abulfedæ Annales, ” vol. iii. p. 170.]