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

Derived forms: vilified, vilifying, vilifies

See also: vilification, vilifier

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

Encyclopedia: Vilify