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vilify

verb
/ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/

Etymology

From Late Latin vīlificāre (“vilify”). Equivalent to vile + -ify. Compare vilipend.

  1. borrowed from vīlificō — “vilify”

Definitions

  1. To say defamatory things about someone or something

    To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

  2. To belittle through speech

    To belittle through speech; to put down.

    • As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'

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Derived

vilification, vilifiable, vilifier

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for vilify. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA