REVILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they revile ... he / she / it reviles

Past simple: reviled

Past participle: reviled

-ing form: reviling

Meaning:

Spread negative information about

Example:

The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Synonyms:

rail; revile; vilify; vituperate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "revile" is one way to...):

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout (use foul or abusive language towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

revilement (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)