vituperate
to address with harsh or abusive language; revile.
Origin of vituperate
1Other words for vituperate
Opposites for vituperate
Other words from vituperate
- vi·tu·per·a·tor, noun
- un·vi·tu·per·at·ed, adjective
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How to use vituperate in a sentence
While the buyers are apt to vituperate the workmen, in too many cases they are the culprits.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 | Charles Wyllys ElliottWhen people are going to serious war with each other, they may denounce and vituperate, but they rarely gibe.
At His Gates, Vol. 2(of 3) | Margaret OliphantIt is not my design, therefore, to vituperate my deceased friend, Toby Dammit.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeJolly, to abuse or vituperate, sometimes to bear up or bonnet.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden HottenBibliolators may vituperate us, persecute us, or imprison us, but they cannot refute us.
Comic Bible Sketches | George W. Foote
British Dictionary definitions for vituperate
/ (vɪˈtjuːpəˌreɪt) /
to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
Origin of vituperate
1Derived forms of vituperate
- vituperator, noun
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