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vilify

English

Etymology

From Late Latin v?lific?re, present active infinitive of v?lific? (vilify),

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?v?l.?.fa?/

Verb

vilify (third-person singular simple present vilifies, present participle vilifying, simple past and past participle vilified)

  1. (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
    Synonyms: abuse, assail, criticize, decry, denigrate, demonize, denounce, libel, revile, slander, run down; see also Thesaurus:defame
    Antonyms: glorify, praise
  2. (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
    Synonyms: berate; see also Thesaurus:criticize
    Antonyms: glorify, praise

Derived terms

  • vilification
  • vilifiable
  • vilifier

Related terms

  • vile

Translations

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debunk

English

Etymology

de- +? bunk (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /di??b??k/, /di??b??k/
  • (US) enPR: d?-b?ngk?, d?-b?ngk?, IPA(key): /d??b??k/, /?di??b??k/
  • Rhymes: -??k

Verb

debunk (third-person singular simple present debunks, present participle debunking, simple past and past participle debunked)

  1. (transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
    The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.

Translations

Anagrams

  • bunked

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