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
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
If the mainstream vilifies aliens and outsiders as beasts or monsters, the extremes heroize beasts and monsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2018
The monastic chroniclers speak of Isabel in terms of unqualified contempt—particularly Walsingham, who invariably vilifies a Lollard.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt
