revile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪl
Verb [edit]
revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)
Translations [edit]
to attack with abusive language
Synonyms [edit]
Noun [edit]
revile (uncountable)
Translations [edit]
External links [edit]
- revile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- revile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
