vilify
verb (used with object)
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
vilifies
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present tense formof vilify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“If these narratives are left unchecked, we become a society that dismisses and vilifies those with expertise and experience relevant to the challenges we face,” the authors write.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
"The series has perfect balance on many scores. It neither romanticises, nor vilifies rural life; it has very lively humour, but it's not flippant because it talks about a lot of very serious, pertinent issues."
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
"The departure of Meghan and Harry from royal ranks has been far more damaging to the monarchy than the coverage that vilifies them understands or accepts," she told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2022
It drives competing narratives, ideas and values underground and vilifies all who do not speak in the national cant that replaces civil discourse and debate.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022
No, no, the madman shall not be believed Who in his own child vilifies himself.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
