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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But the organisation says, in reality, it "glorifies thinness and vilifies weight gain" and "promotes disordered eating behaviours."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
The latter is a woodsy, whimsical track that puts Swift in the hot seat as she vilifies herself as the albatross and that "she is here to destroy you."
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
"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
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
