revile

[ ri-vahyl ]

/ rɪˈvaɪl /

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verb (used with object), re·viled, re·vil·ing.

to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.

verb (used without object), re·viled, re·vil·ing.

to speak abusively.

OTHER WORDS FOR revile

1 abuse, vilify, vituperate, berate, disparage.

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Origin of revile

First recorded in1275–1325; Middle English revilen, from Middle French reviler; see re-, vile

OTHER WORDS FROM revile

re·vile·ment, nounre·vil·er, nounre·vil·ing·ly, adverbun·re·vil·ing, adjective

Words nearby revile

review, reviewal, review bomb, review copy, reviewer, revile, reviled, reviler, Revillagigedo Islands, revisal, revise

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How to use revile in a sentence

The Paralympics are supposed to celebrate people with disabilities, not revile them.
A Notoriously Hateful Japanese Composer’s Music Just Opened the Tokyo Olympics|Jake Adelstein, Chihiro Kai|July 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
In the span of a few years, Crocs have gone from reviled to subversively cool to mainstream.
Crocs are now mainstream footwear, like it or not|Marc Bain|July 22, 2021|Quartz
Specifically, how some ethnic groups that enjoy broad acceptance today were once reviled, such as, for example, the Irish.
Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class|Gabriela Laveaga|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
While Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has long been reviled by Beijing as a dangerous “splittist,” his image was still displayed discreetly.
How Beijing Is Redefining What It Means to Be Chinese, from Xinjiang to Inner Mongolia|CHARLIE CAMPBELL/SHANGHAI|July 12, 2021|Time

The company is widely reviled by all except those who cash its checks.
San Diego Has More Leverage in Franchise Fee Deal Than It’s Letting on|Craig D. Rose|January 6, 2021|Voice of San Diego
But his economy is in peril and the people who support him today may well revile him tomorrow.
Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real|Andrew Nagorski|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And one day, perhaps, the conservatives who today revile John Roberts will give him his due.
Obamacare Ruling: Peter Beinart on the Favor Justice Roberts Did the Right|Peter Beinart|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
While Democrats tend to revile their losing candidates, Republicans revere theirs.
Romney's Game Plan|Tucker Carlson|November 3, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He would set impositions of unprecedented length, and revile himself for ruining the victim's handwriting.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
They praise that which they know, they revile that which they know not.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
The public were p. 158appealed to on the subject; pamphlets were written and newspapers were hired to revile the railway.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
We had a bugle player who played revile when the German Camp Commander and his group came in every morning.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
As soon as they arrived Inside the wire he would start playing a swinging revile.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

British Dictionary definitions for revile

revile

/ (rɪˈvaɪl) /

verb

to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)

Derived forms of revile

revilement, nounreviler, noun

Word Origin for revile

C14: from Old French reviler, from re- + vil vile

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