Meaning of VITUPERATE
| Pronunciation: | | vI'toopu`reyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" |
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| | Synonyms: | | rail, revile, vilify |
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| | See Also: | | abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout | |
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| | Definition: | | \Vi*tu"per*ate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. vituperatus, p.
p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault +
parare to prepare. See {Vice} a fault, and {Pare}, v. t.]
To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse;
to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
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