revile

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. verb spread negative information about

Etymology

From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vilify, vituperate, rail

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