VITUPERATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they vituperate ... he / she / it vituperates

Past simple: vituperated

Past participle: vituperated

-ing form: vituperating

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

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

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

vituperation (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)

vituperative (marked by harshly abusive criticism)