revile

Verb
Synonyms: vilifyvituperaterail

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. spread negative information about“The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”Synonyms: vilifyvituperaterail
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet. ii. 23. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate. [1913 Webster]

Revile \Re*vile"\, n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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