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Showing words for VILIFY using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Vilify

vilify

4 Letter Words for Vilify

fili

3 Letter Words for Vilify

fil, fly, ivy, lif, vii, vil, vlf, vly

Definitions for Vilify

[1] to speak ill of; defame; slander.
[2] Obsolete . to make vile.
[3] to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign he has been vilified in the tabloid press
[4] rare to make vile; debase; degrade

Words related to Vilify

revile, decry, smear, denounce, defame, berate, malign, damn, denigrate, mistreat, assail, disparage, slander, blister, knock, cuss, curse, debase, jinx, slur

Words nearby Vilify

vil., vila, vila nova de gaia, vilayet, vile, vilify, vilipend, vill, villa, villa cisneros, villa home

Origin of Vilify

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word vīlificāre. See vile, -fy

Words that may be confused with Vilify

vilify, villainize

Other words from Vilify

vil·i·fi·ca·tion , noun
vil·i·fi·er , noun
vil·i·fy·ing·ly , adverb
un·vil·i·fied , adjective

Word origin for Vilify

C15: from Late Latin vīlificāre, from Latin vīlis worthless + facere to make

Synonyms for Vilify

assail, berate, damn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, disparage, malign, mistreat, revile, slander, smear, abuse, asperse, attack, blister, censure, curse, cuss, debase, dig, jinx, knock, libel, pan, rap, roast, scorch, slam, slur, traduce, vituperate, voodoo, bad-mouth, call down, caluminate, dress down, dump on, give a black eye, mudsling, put a whammy on, put down, rag on, rip up, run down, skin alive, speak ill of, tear down, tear into