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Meanings of vilify in English

Portuguese
denegrir
Catalan
vituperar

Spread negative information about.

        denegrir
        Usage of vilify in English
        1
        Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged Australians not to vilify the Muslim community.
        Reuters
        2
        I refuse to vilify happy chance in the name of black despair.
        One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
        3
        He labored, with a cruel industry, to vilify his character in England.
        Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — ...
        4
        Yet theologians vilify Brann from the pulpit-teachers denounce him to their pupils.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
        5
        Their tongues have been quick to condemn and free to vilify me.
        Fifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography
        6
        The vulgar, wherever he passed, were instigated to reproach and vilify him.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
        7
        He will rage-hewill vilify us both, but we will defy him.
        The Tyranny of the Dark
        8
        Campaigns to protect cattle are often used to vilify religious minorities.
        Reuters
        9
        Saudi and Iranian social media users routinely vilify each other under provocative hashtags.
        The Guardian
        10
        He even stoops to vilify my poor fellows in order to justify himself.
        The Path to Honour
        11
        Not being wise enough to accept this hint he continued to vilify her.
        Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II
        12
        They attempt to vilify, abuse and bully their opponents into silence.
        The Guardian
        13
        This was an attempt to vilify her and retract sympathy for her murder.
        Ebony
        14
        Surely this is a more responsible way than to vilify a sick man.
        The Irish Times
        15
        I vilify-mybest friend--Oh, my dear Mrs. Traynor-youhave quite misunderstood me.
        The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
        16
        It is too easy to vilify young people, he says.
        The Guardian
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        Translations for vilify
        Portuguese
        denegrir
        Vilify through the time
        Vilify across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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