revile

English

Etymology

From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɹəˈvaɪl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪl
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Verb

revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.

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Noun

revile (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) reproach; reviling

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Further reading
  • revile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • revile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

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