VILIFY (vilified)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: vilified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vilify mean? 

• VILIFY (verb)
  The verb VILIFY has 1 sense:

1. spread negative information about

  Familiarity information: VILIFY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VILIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they vilify    ... he / she / it vilifies   
Past simple: vilified   
Past participle: vilified   
-ing form: vilifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spread negative information about

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

rail; revile; vilify; vituperate

Context example:

The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Hypernyms (to "vilify" is one way to...):

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout (use foul or abusive language towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)

vilification (slanderous defamation)

vilifier (one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel)