01 v. t. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.
imp. & p. p.
Vilified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vilifying
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1.
To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.[R.]“When themselves they vilified To serve ungoverned appetite.” — Milton.
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To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate.“Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind.” — Addison.
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To treat as vile; to despise.[Obs.]“I do vilify your censure.” — Beau. & Fl.