vilifiers

vil·i·fy (v

-f

)

tr.v. vil·i·fied, vil·i·fy·ing, vil·i·fies

To make vicious and defamatory statements about. See Synonyms at malign.

[Middle English vilifien, from Late Latin vlificre, to hold cheap : Latin vlis, cheap; see wes-³ in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

vili·fi·cation (-f

-k

n) n.

vili·fier n.

vilify [ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign he has been vilified in the tabloid press

2. Rare to make vile; debase; degrade

[from Late Latin vīlificāre, from Latin vīlis worthless + facere to make]

vilification [ˌvɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n

vilifier n

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Verb

vilify - spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

revile, vituperate, rail

blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

vilify

verb malign, abuse, denigrate, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), run down, smear, slag (off) (slang), berate, disparage, decry, revile, slander, dump on (slang, chiefly U.S.), debase, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), traduce, speak ill of, pull to pieces (informal), calumniate, vituperate, asperse He was vilified and forced into exile.
honour, praise, esteem, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), adore, revere, commend, glorify, exalt, venerate

Translations

vilify [ˈvɪlɪfaɪ] VT → vilipendiar

vilify [ˈvɪlɪfaɪ] vt → diaboliser

vilify

vt → diffamieren, verleumden

vilify [ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ] vt (frm) → diffamare

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abuse Asperser Avile belabour blacken blackguard clapperclaw defame denigrate deprecate disparage fulminate Kaiser Bill Kaiser Wilhelm malign maligned maligner Malignly revile	Fray Luis' vilifiers, indeed, accused him of claiming that "melior translatio potest haberi scripturae sanctae ea quae nunc est in ecclesia" ("There can be a better translation of the Holy Scriptures than the one now used by the Church" -- Proposition 13 [Alcala 1991: 4]). "Your dove-eyes among your hairlocks:" Language and authority in fray ... by Giron-Negron, Luis M. / Renaissance Quarterly The World Bank, the WTO and the pro-free-trade first-world press have pulled out all the stops in their efforts to portray the protestors as a rag-bag of luddites, protectionists and economic illiterates, only to find that the protest movement had put down roots in so many separate areas of social life -- churches, unions, students, the professional-managerial classes -- that such misconstruction merely damaged the credibility of the vilifiers. PRAGUE AUTUMN by Rundle, Guy / Arena Magazine	vigorously vigour vihuela VII VIII Viipuri Vijayawada Viking Vikingism Viktor Korchnoi Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi Viktor Vasarely vil. Vila Vilany vilayet Vild vile Viled vilely vileness Vileyns Vilfredo Pareto vilification Vilifier vilifiers vilify vilipend Vilipendency Vility Vill Villa Villa Hermosa villa home Villa-Lobos Villach Villadom village Village cart village college village green villager Villagery villagism Villahermosa villain villainage villainess villainous Villainous judgment villainously	Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Frimann Koren Bjerknes Vilhelm Ludvig Thomsen Vilhelmas Vydunas Vilhelms Karlis Purvitis Vilhena Vilhjalmur Stefansson Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Vili Vili Vili Vilia Vília Vilia, Greece Vília, Greece Viliam Široký Viliam Siroky Viliams, Petr Viliams, Petr Vladimirovich Viliams, Vasilii Viliams, Vasilii Robertovich VILIC vilification vilification vilifications vilifications vilified vilified vilifier vilifier vilifiers vilifies vilifies vilify vilify vilifying vilifying Vilija Vilim Valton vilipend vilipend vilipended vilipended Vilipendency Vilipendency vilipending vilipending vilipends vilipends VILIPS vilis Vilis Latsis Vilis Petrovich Samson Vilis Pludonis Vilis Samson Vilis Tenisovich Latsis Vility Viliucfflnsk Volcanic Peak Viliui Viliui Plateau Viliui Reservoir

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denigrate
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Kaiser Bill
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malign
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Fray Luis' vilifiers, indeed, accused him of claiming that "melior translatio potest haberi scripturae sanctae ea quae nunc est in ecclesia" ("There can be a better translation of the Holy Scriptures than the one now used by the Church" -- Proposition 13 [Alcala 1991: 4]).

"Your dove-eyes among your hairlocks:" Language and authority in fray ... by Giron-Negron, Luis M. / Renaissance Quarterly

The World Bank, the WTO and the pro-free-trade first-world press have pulled out all the stops in their efforts to portray the protestors as a rag-bag of luddites, protectionists and economic illiterates, only to find that the protest movement had put down roots in so many separate areas of social life -- churches, unions, students, the professional-managerial classes -- that such misconstruction merely damaged the credibility of the vilifiers.

PRAGUE AUTUMN by Rundle, Guy / Arena Magazine

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