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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Revile \Re*vile"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile,
   depreciate, F. avilir; [`a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.]
   To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous
   language; to reproach. ``And did not she herself revile me
   there?'' --Shak.

         Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet.
                                                  ii. 23.

   Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.

Revile \Re*vile"\, n.
   Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]

         The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

revile
     v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda
         vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {vituperate}, {rail}]
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