- revile re·vile vt
- [rɪ'vaɪl]
frm insultare
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Revile — Re*vile , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; [ a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.] To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Revile — Re*vile , n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revile — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. reviler consider vile, despise, from re , intensive prefix, + vil (see VILE (Cf. vile)). Related: Reviled; reviling … Etymology dictionary
revile — [ri vīl′] vt. reviled, reviling [ME revilen < OFr reviler, to regard or treat as vile < re ,RE + viler, to humiliate < vil,VILE] to use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names vi. to use abusive language… … English World dictionary
revile — ► VERB (usu. be reviled) ▪ criticize in an abusive or scornful way. ORIGIN Old French reviler, from vil vile … English terms dictionary
vile — [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis, a word of uncertain origin. The same … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
revile — [c]/rəˈvaɪl / (say ruh vuyl) verb (reviled, reviling) –verb (t) 1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address, or speak of, abusively. –verb (i) 2. to speak abusively. {Middle English revile(n), from Old French reviler treat or… …
vile — [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis, a word of uncertain origin. The same … Word origins
revile — re•vile [[t]rɪˈvaɪl[/t]] v. viled, vil•ing 1) to address or speak of with contemptuous, abusive, or opprobrious language 2) to speak abusively • Etymology: 1325–1375; ME < OF reviler. See re , vile re•vile′ment, n. re•vil′er, n. re•vil′ing•ly … From formal English to slang
revile — re|vile [rıˈvaıl] v [T] written [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reviler, from vil; VILE] to express hatred of someone or something = ↑hate ▪ The President was now reviled by the same party he had helped to lead … Dictionary of contemporary English
revile — verb (reviled; reviling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reviler to despise, from re + vil vile Date: 14th century transitive verb to subject to verbal abuse ; vituperate intransitive verb to use abusive language ; rail Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
