Antonyms for vilify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : vil-uh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪl əˌfaɪ |
Definition of vilify
Origin :- mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from Late Latin vilificare "to make cheap or base," from Latin vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified, vilifying.
- verb criticize very harshly
- "Even that may be more pardonable than to vilify a good one," said Mary.
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Oh, fling him into a crater; that will teach him to vilify his betters.
- Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece » by Various
- If you are his friend, why do you vilify and slander him behind his back?
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- If they were not impartial, this man would never have dared to vilify them.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper » by William Cooper
- The vulgar, wherever he passed, were instigated to reproach and vilify him.
- Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. » by David Hume
- To vilify another is foolish; to repeat it, is the function of a rogue.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- An it be a constable, I'll vilify him, and be lodged in the Counter yet.
- Extract from : « Captain Ravenshaw » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- The priestly party in Madrid, in the meantime, spared no effort to vilify me.
- Extract from : « The Bible in Spain » by George Borrow
- The Levitical party in Madrid have, in the meantime, spared no effort to vilify me.
- Extract from : « Letters of George Borrow » by George Borrow
- For Grover Cleveland there were no longer enemies to traduce and vilify.
- Extract from : « Under Four Administrations » by Oscar S. Straus
Synonyms for vilify
- abuse
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- bad-mouth
- berate
- blister
- call down
- caluminate
- censure
- curse
- cuss
- damn
- debase
- decry
- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- dig
- disparage
- dress down
- dump on
- give a black eye
- jinx
- knock
- libel
- malign
- mistreat
- mudsling
- pan
- put a whammy on
- put down
- rag on
- rap
- revile
- rip up
- roast
- run down
- scorch
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slur
- smear
- speak ill of
- tear down
- tear into
- traduce
- vituperate
- voodoo
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