Vilify Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ify

Vilify has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

spread negative information about

"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

vilify revile vituperate rail

To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

See Also

vile defamatory evilize villainize vilified vilifying put down monsterize

Related Terms

vile defamatory evilize villainize vilified vilifying put down monsterize vilipend vilifiable belittle speak ill of vilifies vilification annihilate vituperate unvilified uglify vilifier

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

abuse

Rhyming Words

ify reify waify edify deify unify ignify nidify wikify verify ramify minify aerify ossify sanify finify munify ethify notify omnify

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