to vilify

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To belittle through speech; to put down
{v} to debase, defame, abuse, undervalue, slight
To say defamatory things about someone or something
To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate
spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
{f} slander, defame
To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace
To treat as vile; to despise
If you are vilified by someone, they say or write very unpleasant things about you, so that people will have a low opinion of you. The agency has been vilified by some doctors for being unnecessarily slow to approve life-saving drugs He was vilified, hounded, and forced into exile by the FBI. + vilification vili·fi·ca·tion Clare did not deserve the vilification she had been subjected to. to say or write bad things about someone or something vilify sb/sth for (doing) sth (vilificare , from vilis ( VILE) + facere )
spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
to vilify

    Расстановка переносов

    to vi·li·fy

    Турецкое произношение

    tı vîlîfay

    Произношение

    /tə ˈvələˌfī/ /tə ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ/
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