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vituperate definition

vi·tu·per·ate (vī to̵̅o̅′pər āt′, vi-; -tyo̵̅o̅′-)

transitive verb vituperated -·at′ed, vituperating -·at′·ing

to speak abusively to or about; berate; revile

Etymology: < L vituperatus, pp. of vituperare, to blame < vitium, a fault, vice + parare, to prepare

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