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[syn: vilify, revile, vituperate, rail]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revile \Re*vile"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Reviling.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile,
depreciate, F. avilir; [`a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]
To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous
language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me
there?" --Shak.
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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet.
ii. 23.
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Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revile \Re*vile"\, n.
Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]
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The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revile
v 1: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda
vilified the Jews" [syn: vilify, revile, vituperate,
rail]