VILIFY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: vilified

Present simple: I / you / we / they vilify ... he / she / it vilifies

Past simple: vilified

Past participle: vilified

-ing form: vilifying

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 "vilify" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)

vilification (slanderous defamation)

vilifier (one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel)