VILIFY

vilify, revile, vituperate, rail

(verb) spread negative information about; “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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; to speak ill of.

Synonyms: abuse, assail, criticize, decry, denigrate, demonize, denounce, libel, revile, slander, run down, Thesaurus:defame

Antonyms: glorify, praise

(transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

Synonyms: berate, Thesaurus:criticize

Antonyms: glorify, praise

Source: Wiktionary

Vil"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vilified; p. pr. & vb. n. Vilifying.] Etym: [L. vilis vile + -fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.]

1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] When themselves they vilified To serve ungoverned appetite. Milton.

2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate. I. Taylor. Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind. Addison.

3. To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.] I do vilify your censure. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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