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vilification
[
vil
-
uh
-fahy
]
vil·i·fy
/
ˈvɪl
əˌfaɪ
/
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vil
-
uh
-fahy
]
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verb (used with object),
vil·i·fied,
vil·i·fy·ing.
1.
to speak ill of; defame;
slander
.
2.
Obsolete
.
to make vile.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Late Latin
vīlificāre.
See
vile
,
-fy
Related forms
vil·i·fi·ca·tion,
noun
vil·i·fi·er,
noun
vil·i·fy·ing·ly,
adverb
un·vil·i·fied,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
depreciate, disparage, calumniate, malign, abuse, asperse, blacken.
Antonyms
1.
commend.
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vilify
(ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ)
—
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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