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单词 vilify
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vil•i•fy /ˈvɪləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to say or write bad things about (someone); defame;
    slander.
vil•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌvɪləfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vil•i•fy  (vilə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to speak ill of;
    defame;
    slander.
  2. [Obs.]to make vile.
  • Late Latin vīlificāre. See vile, -fy
  • late Middle English 1400–50
vil′i•fi•cation, n. 
vili•fi′er, n. 
vili•fy′ing•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged depreciate, disparage, calumniate, malign, abuse, asperse, blacken.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged commend.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vilify /ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)
  1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin vīlificāre, from Latin vīlis worthless + facere to make

vilification /ˌvɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n ˈviliˌfier n
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