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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"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
The show, by contrast, is more blunt in its critique; it actively vilifies those who try to decide, unilaterally, how the world should pay for its sins.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2019
He that contradicts acknowledged truth will always have an audience; he that vilifies established authority will always find abettors.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Samuel Johnson
