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revile

[ ri-vahyl ]

verb (used with object)

reviled, reviling.
  1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



verb (used without object)

reviled, reviling.
  1. to speak abusively.

revile

/ °ùɪˈ±¹²¹Éª±ô /

verb

  1. to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ±¹¾±±ô±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
  • °ù±ðˈ±¹¾±±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±¹¾±±ô±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • °ù±ð·±¹¾±±ô·±ð°ù noun
  • °ù±ð·±¹¾±±ô·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù±ð·±¹¾±±ô·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of revile1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English revilen, from Middle French reviler; re-, vile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of revile1

C14: from Old French reviler , from re- + vil vile
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Example Sentences

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Congress doesn’t have to rely on the last surviving relic of a package of laws that were reviled by Jefferson and Madison and discredited.

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Just four copies of the reviled heresy survived the flames.

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In Australia, Gibson remains a widely reviled figure.

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The participants reviled Mr. Trump; this group wasn’t undecided in the sense that most would swing to him.

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A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist, has died.

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