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Definitions for vilifier

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vil•i•fyˈvɪl əˌfaɪ(v.t.)-fied, -fy•ing.

  1. to speak ill of; defame; slander.

  2. Obs. to make vile.

Origin of vilify:

1400–50; late ME < LL vīlificāre. See vile , -fy

vil′i•fi`er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducer(noun)

    one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Wiktionary

  1. vilifier(Noun)

    One who vilifies

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vilifier(noun)

    one who vilifies or defames

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