was wotd|2007|February|27
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'vɪl.ɪ.faɪ/
audio|en-us-vilify.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|vilif|i|ed

1. transitive To say defamatory things about someone or something.
2. transitive To belittle through speech; to put down.

Synonyms
(say defamatory things about): assail, criticize, decry, denounce, libel, slander
(belittle, put down): berate

Translations
;say defamatory things about
German: diffamieren, verleumden, verunglimpfen, verteufeln
Polish: oczernia�
;denounce, belittle through speech
Finnish: panetella
German: herabwürdigen
Polish: pot�pia�

Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish:acusar
ttbc|Italian: vilipendere,calunniare

Related terms
vilification
vilifier

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• 2007-10-05 16:20 - Interwicket - iwiki +ko, te

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