vilificar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin vīlificāre. By surface analysis, vil +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧li‧fi‧car

Verb[edit]

vilificar (first-person singular present vilifico, first-person singular preterite vilifiquei, past participle vilificado)

  1. (transitive) to vilify (say defamatory things about)
    Synonyms: vilipendiar, difamar

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