vituperate

vi·tu·per·ate

V0130300 (vī-to͞o′pə-rāt′, -tyo͞o′-, vĭ-)v. vi·tu·per·at·ed, vi·tu·per·at·ing, vi·tu·per·ates v.tr. To rebuke or criticize harshly or angrily; berate. See Synonyms at scold.v.intr. To use harshly critical or irate language; rail.

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[Latin vituperāre, vituperāt-.]

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vi·tu′per·a′tor n.

vituperate

(vɪˈtjuːpəˌreɪt) vbto berate or rail (against) abusively; revile[C16: from Latin vituperāre to blame, from vitium a defect + parāre to make] viˈtuperˌator n

vi•tu•per•ate

(vaɪˈtu pəˌreɪt, -ˈtyu-, vɪ-)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.i. 1. to use harsh or abusive language. v.t. 2. to censure harshly; revile. [1535–45; < Latin vituperātus, past participle of vituperāre to spoil, blame =vitu-, variant of viti-, s. of vitium blemish, vice¹ + -perāre, comb. form of parāre to furnish, provide (see prepare)] vi•tu′per•a`tor, n.

vituperate

Past participle: vituperated
Gerund: vituperating

Imperative
vituperate
vituperate

Present
I vituperate
you vituperate
he/she/it vituperates
we vituperate
you vituperate
they vituperate

Preterite
I vituperated
you vituperated
he/she/it vituperated
we vituperated
you vituperated
they vituperated

Present Continuous
I am vituperating
you are vituperating
he/she/it is vituperating
we are vituperating
you are vituperating
they are vituperating

Present Perfect
I have vituperated
you have vituperated
he/she/it has vituperated
we have vituperated
you have vituperated
they have vituperated

Past Continuous
I was vituperating
you were vituperating
he/she/it was vituperating
we were vituperating
you were vituperating
they were vituperating

Past Perfect
I had vituperated
you had vituperated
he/she/it had vituperated
we had vituperated
you had vituperated
they had vituperated

Future
I will vituperate
you will vituperate
he/she/it will vituperate
we will vituperate
you will vituperate
they will vituperate

Future Perfect
I will have vituperated
you will have vituperated
he/she/it will have vituperated
we will have vituperated
you will have vituperated
they will have vituperated

Future Continuous
I will be vituperating
you will be vituperating
he/she/it will be vituperating
we will be vituperating
you will be vituperating
they will be vituperating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vituperating
you have been vituperating
he/she/it has been vituperating
we have been vituperating
you have been vituperating
they have been vituperating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vituperating
you will have been vituperating
he/she/it will have been vituperating
we will have been vituperating
you will have been vituperating
they will have been vituperating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vituperating
you had been vituperating
he/she/it had been vituperating
we had been vituperating
you had been vituperating
they had been vituperating

Conditional
I would vituperate
you would vituperate
he/she/it would vituperate
we would vituperate
you would vituperate
they would vituperate

Past Conditional
I would have vituperated
you would have vituperated
he/she/it would have vituperated
we would have vituperated
you would have vituperated
they would have vituperated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

vituperate - spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"revile, vilify, railblackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

vituperate

verbTo attack with harsh, often insulting language:abuse, assail, rail against (or at), revile.

Translations

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