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Vilify   /vˈɪlɪfˌaɪ/   Listen
Vilify

verb
(past & past part. vilified; pres. part. vilifying)
1.
Spread negative information about.  Synonyms: rail, revile, vituperate.





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... retarded the advancement of learning than the disposition of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they cannot comprehend. All industry must be excited by hope; and as the student often proposes no other reward to himself than praise, he is easily discouraged by contempt and insult. He who brings with him ...
— The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, In Nine Volumes - Volume the Third: The Rambler, Vol. II • Samuel Johnson


Words linked to "Vilify" :   blackguard, abuse, vituperate, shout, revile, vilification, clapperclaw, vilifier


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