revile

re·vile

R0207700 (rĭ-vīl′)v. re·viled, re·vil·ing, re·viles v.tr. To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate. See Synonyms at scold.v.intr. To use scornful or abusive language.

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[Middle English revilen, from Old French reviler : re-, re- + vil, vile; see vile.]

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re·vile′ment n.re·vil′er n.re·vil′ing·ly adv.

revile

(rɪˈvaɪl) vbto use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)[C14: from Old French reviler, from re- + vil vile] reˈvilement n reˈviler n

re•vile

(rɪˈvaɪl)

v. -viled, -vil•ing. v.t. 1. to address or speak of with contemptuous, abusive, or opprobrious language. v.i. 2. to speak abusively. [1325–1375; Middle English < Old French reviler. See re-, vile] re•vile′ment, n. re•vil′er, n. re•vil′ing•ly, adv.

revile

Past participle: reviled
Gerund: reviling

Imperative
revile
revile

Present
I revile
you revile
he/she/it reviles
we revile
you revile
they revile

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

revile - spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"vilify, vituperate, 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"

revile

verb malign, abuse, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), run down, smear, libel, scorn, slag (off) (slang), reproach, denigrate, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), traduce, calumniate, vituperate, asperse What right had the crowd to revile them?

revile

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

Translations

geiferninsultervituperareinsultare