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Revile

Re-vile', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REVILED; p. pr. & vb. n. REVILING.] [Prefix re and vile, a.] To treat as vile or common; to treat with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. She herself reviled me. Shak. Syn. — To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.

Re-vīle', n.

noun

n. Reproach; contumely; contemptuous language. [Obs.]

The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.