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reviler
[
ri-
vahyl
]
Origin
re·vile
/
rɪˈvaɪl
/
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[
ri-
vahyl
]
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verb,
-viled,
-vil·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious
language
; address or speak of abusively.
verb (used without object)
2.
to speak abusively.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
revilen
<
Middle French
reviler.
See
re-
,
vile
Related forms
re·vile·ment,
noun
re·vil·er,
noun
re·vil·ing·ly,
adverb
un·re·viled,
adjective
un·re·vil·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
abuse, vilify, vituperate, berate, disparage.
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revile
(rɪˈvaɪl)
—
vb
to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
[C14: from Old French
reviler
, from
re-
+
vil
vile
]
re'vilement
—
n
re'viler
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
revile
c.1300, from O.Fr. reviler "consider vile, despise," from re-, intensive prefix, + vil (see
vile
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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