/
ˈvɪlɪfʌɪ/
v.
(vilifies, vilifying, vilified)
speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
Derivative
- vilification
/-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
n. - vilifier n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘lower in value’): from late L. vilificare, from L. vilis (see vile).
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