Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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