REVILE
vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
(verb) spread negative information about; “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)
(ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.
Synonyms
• calumniate
• reproach
• scold
• vilify
• vituperate
Noun
revile (uncountable)
(obsolete) reproach; reviling
Anagrams
• eviler, levier, liever, relive, veiler
Source: Wiktionary
Re*vile", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reviling.] Etym: [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; Ă (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]
Definition: To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me there" Shak. Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 Pet. ii. 23.
Syn.
– To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
Re*vile", n.
Definition: Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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