Shame, vb. 1) trans. a) to expose to contempt or reproach, to make ashamed, to put to the blush: “to s. the sun by day and her by night,” Ven. 732. “now shall the devil be --d,” Wiv. IV, 2, 124 (cf. H4A III, 1, 57). “my cunning shall not s. me,” Ado II, 2, 56. “they will s. us,” LLL V, 2, 512. “I will not s. myself to give you this,” Merch. IV, 1, 431. “wherein our entertainment shall s. us,” Wint. I, 1, 9. “his mother --s him so, poor boy, he weeps,” John II, 166 (== he is so ashamed of his mother). “would it not s. thee to read a lecture of them,” R2 IV, 231. H4A III, 1, 57. H4A III, 1, 57 62 (cf. Wiv. IV, 2, 124). 61 “(to s. him hence).” H6C I, 4, 120. Troil. II, 1, 96. V, 3, 73. Cor. V, 3, 169. Rom. II, 2, 19. Tim. IV, 3, 208. Lr. III, 4, 68. Cymb. IV, 2, 225. V, 1, 32. V, 5, 4.
b) to disgrace: “my posterity, --d with the note,” Lucr. 208. “to s. his hope with deeds degenerate,” Lucr. 208 “when life is --d,” Lucr. 208 “my name live no more to s. nor me nor you; for I am --d by that which I bring forth,” Sonn. 72, 12. Sonn. 72, 12 Wiv. III, 3, 102. IV, 2, 43. IV, 2, 43 IV, 2, 43 Meas. III, 1, 117. Ado III, 2, 128. III, 3, 173. As I, 2, 200. Wint. IV, 4, 242. John I, 64. III, 1, 114. R2 II, 1, 112. V, 3, 71. H6A IV, 5, 35. H6B V, 1, 170. R3 I, 2, 155. Troil. IV, 4, 124 (cf. Seal). Cor. I, 8, 14. Tit. IV, 2, 112. Rom. II, 5, 23. III, 3, 122. Caes. I, 2, 150. Oth. II, 3, 162 (Ff ashamed). Ant. V, 2, 124.
2) intr. to be ashamed, to blush: “Lucrece --s herself to see,” Lucr. 1084. “as --ing any eye should thee behold,” Lucr. 1084 “thou --st to acknowledge me in misery,” Err. V, 322. “I do not s. to tell you what I was,” As IV, 3, 136. Wint. II, 1, 91. Tit. III, 1, 15. John I, 104. H6C I, 1, 231. II, 2, 142. H8 V, 2, 16. Cor. II, 2, 71. Caes. II, 1, 78. Mcb. II, 2, 64. Hml. III, 2, 155. Per. IV, 3, 23.