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REVILE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they revile ... he / she / it reviles
Past simple: reviled
Past participle: reviled
-ing form: reviling
Sense 1
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)
