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vilifyvilify /ˈvɪləˌfaɪ/ verb (, vilified, vilifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYvilifyOrigin: 1400-1500 Late Latin vilificare to make less valuable, from Latin vilis ( ➔ VILE) + facere to make VERB TABLEvilify |
Present | I, you, we, they | vilify | | he, she, it | vilifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | vilified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have vilified | | he, she, it | has vilified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had vilified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will vilify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have vilified |
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Present | I | am vilifying | | he, she, it | is vilifying | | you, we, they | are vilifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was vilifying | | you, we, they | were vilifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been vilifying | | he, she, it | has been vilifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been vilifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be vilifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been vilifying |
formal to say or write bad things about someone or something, especially in a way that is not fair, in order to influence other people against that person or thing—vilification /ˌvɪləfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |