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revile

[ri-vahyl]

verb (used with object)

reviled, reviling 
  1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.

    Synonyms: , , , ,


verb (used without object)

reviled, reviling 
  1. to speak abusively.

revile

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • revilement noun
  • reviler noun
  • revilingly adverb
  • unreviling adjective
  • ˈ𳾱Գ noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revile1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English revilen, from Middle French reviler; re-, vile
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revile1

C14: from Old French reviler , from re- + vil vile
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This French museum’s show offers a flashback to the era when, apart from the works including those displayed here, the artists who created them were reviled and persecuted.

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If there is any New York politician more reviled by progressives than Cuomo, it’s incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, now running for re-election as an independent, apparently feeling vindicated after narrowly escaping a corruption trial.

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Today, the United States contends with an administration that reviles scientific expertise and quells curiosity.

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Congress doesn’t have to rely on the last surviving relic of a package of laws that were reviled by Jefferson and Madison and discredited.

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Just four copies of the reviled heresy survived the flames.

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