vilify
[verb]
Synonyms: malign, abuse, berate, denigrate, disparage, revile, slander, smear

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Antonyms: eulogize
Contrasted words: commend, compliment, acclaim, exalt, celebrate, glorify, honor, adore, worship
Related Words: abuse, mistreat, misuse, outrage, assail, attack, berate, denounce

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vil‧i‧fy /ˈvɪləfaɪ, ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle vilified, present participle vilifying, third person singular vilifies) [transitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: vilificare 'to make less valuable', from Latin vilis ( ⇒ vile) + facere 'to make']
formal to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something
Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign.
—vilification /ˌvɪləfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌvɪlɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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