vilify
spread negative information about - The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews • Syn: revile, vituperate, rail • Derivationally related forms: vituperative (for: vituperate), vituperation (for: vituperate), revilement (for: revile), vilification, vilifier • Hypernyms: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s (for: rail) - Somebody ----s (for: vituperate)
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