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revile

re·vile

UK/ɹəˈvaɪl/ US/riˈvaɪl/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

spread negative information about

  • “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
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Origin

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

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