unvilified
əˌfaɪ verb (used with object), vil·i·fied, vil·i·fy·ing.
1.
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
2.
Obsolete. to make vile.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign: he has been vilified in the tabloid press |
| 2. | rare to make vile; debase; degrade |
| [C15: from Late Latin vīlificāre, from Latin vīlis worthless + facere to make] | |
| vilification | |
| —n | |
| 'vilifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
vilify
mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from L.L. vilificare "to make cheap or base," from L. vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified, vilifying.
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