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   vilify

   /ˈvɪlɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner: "he has been vilified in the press"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘lower in value’): from late Latin vilificare, from Latin vilis ‘of low value’ (see vile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vilifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

     4

   • Y

     4

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