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vilify

[ vil-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

vilified, vilifying.
  1. to speak ill of; defame; slander.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. Obsolete. to make vile.


vilify

/ ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ; ˌvɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

verb

  1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign

    he has been vilified in the tabloid press

  2. rare.
    to make vile; debase; degrade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • vilification, noun
  • ˈˌھ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ھ··پDz [vil-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··ھ· noun
  • ··ڲ·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ···ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vilify1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word īھ. See vile, -fy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vilify1

C15: from Late Latin īھ, from Latin ī worthless + facere to make
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Example Sentences

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Asked to comment about the senators’ letter, McLaughlin said, “The vilifying of our law enforcement must stop.”

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She smiles often and laughs easily, a very American trait that helped vilify her in European eyes during her trial.

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“Columbia cultivated the environment for this to happen by vilifying, demonizing and criminalizing these students to begin with, instead of working with them,” Kiswani said.

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The second event occurred later in his congressional speech, when Trump vilified “unelected bureaucrats” who run government.

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That’s of specific note in a time when the language is being vilified and used to target Latinos for deportation.

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