vilify
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin vīlificāre, present active infinitive of vīlificō (“villify”),
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vilify (third-person singular simple present vilifies, present participle vilifying, simple past and past participle vilified)
- (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something.
- (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
[edit] Synonyms
- (say defamatory things about): assail, criticize, decry, denounce, libel, slander
- (belittle, put down): berate
- See also Wikisaurus:defame
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say defamatory things about
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denounce, belittle through speech
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- Spanish:acusar
- Italian: vilipendere, calunniare
