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v. To make vicious and defamatory statements about. See Synonyms at malign.

v. To say defamatory things about someone or something.

v. To belittle through speech; to put down.

v. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.

v. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate.

v. To treat as vile; to despise.

To make vile; debase; degrade.

To attempt to degrade by slander; defame; traduce; calumniate.

To treat as worthless, vile, or of no account.

Synonyms Asperse, Defame, Calumniate, etc. (see asperse), revile, abuse.

To utter slander; be guilty of defamation.

v. spread negative information about

"*Shirley Payne, assistant vice president for information security, policy and records, removed unconstitutional language from a policy prohibiting Internet messages that "vilify" others and mailing list messages that are "inappropriate.""

vilified    vilifies    vilifying   

abuse    clapperclaw    blackguard    shout   

vilified   

defame    traduce    calumniate    despise    disparage    abuse    libel    criticize    decry    denounce