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Revile

//ɹəˈvaɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
reproach; reviling obsolete, uncountable
"The gracious Judge, without revile, replied."

Verb

1
To attack (someone) with abusive language. ambitransitive
"who, when he was reviled, reviled not again"
2
spread negative information about wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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