REVILES

Verb

reviles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revile

Anagrams

• leviers, relives, servile, veilers

Source: Wiktionary


REVILE

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; à (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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