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reviled

Variant of revile

transitive verb reviled, reviling

to use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names

Origin: ME revilen < OFr reviler, to regard or treat as vile < re-, re- + viler, to humiliate < vil, vile

intransitive verb

to use abusive language

Related Forms:

revilement noun
reviler noun

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