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vituperate

[vahy-too-puh-reyt, -tyoo-, vi-]
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verb (used with or without object), vi·tu·per·at·ed, vi·tu·per·at·ing.

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.

RELATED WORDS

asperse, rate, castigate, vilify, condemn, growl, curse, traduce, scold, insult, lambaste, rail, denounce, censure, blame, abuse, upbraid, accuse, reproach, revile

Nearby words

  1. vittate,
  2. vittle,
  3. vittoria,
  4. vittorio,
  5. vituline,
  6. vituperation,
  7. vituperative,
  8. vitus,
  9. vitória,
  10. vitória de conquista

Origin of vituperate

1535–45; < Latin vituperātus (past participle of vituperāre to spoil, blame), equivalent to vituperā(re) (vitu-, variant (before a labial) of viti-, stem of vitium blemish, vice1 + -perāre, combining form of parāre to furnish, provide; see prepare) + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
ANTONYMS FOR vituperate
praise, commend.
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Related formsvi·tu·per·a·tor, nounun·vi·tu·per·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for vituperate

vituperate

verb

to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
Derived Formsvituperator, noun

Word Origin for vituperate

C16: from Latin vituperāre to blame, from vitium a defect + parāre to make
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Word Origin and History for vituperate

vituperate

v.

1540s, from Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare (see vituperation). "Not in common use until the beginning of the 19th c." [OED]. Related: Vituperated; vituperating.

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