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Verb: vilify  'vi-lu,fI
  1. Spread negative information about
    "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews";
    - revile, vituperate, rail

Derived forms: vilified, vilifies, vilifying

Type of: abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw [archaic], shout

Encyclopedia: Vilify