英语词汇“vilify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	vilify
释义	vil·i·fy \-ˌfī\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English vilifien, from Late Latin vilificare, from Latin vilis cheap, base, vile + -ficare -fy — more at vile *transitive verb* 1. a. : to make less valuable or important : lower in estimation < declare that opposition to the established system was an effort to destroy and vilify religion — C.L.Jones > b. obsolete : to make morally despicable or abhorrent : degrade < themselves they vilified to serve ungoverned appetite — John Milton > 2. a. obsolete : to speak slightingly or contemptuously of < the disposition of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they cannot comprehend — Samuel Johnson > b. : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : denounce unjustly or abuse as hateful or vile : defame, traduce < his policies … attacked; his personal character vilified — William Peden > *intransitive verb* 1. : to cause a person to become vile < nothing vilifies and degrades more than pride — Earl of Chesterfield > 2. : to utter or publish slander Synonyms: see malign
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