Vituperate Definition
vī-to͝opə-rāt, -tyo͝o-, vĭ-
vituperated, vituperates, vituperating
verb
vituperated, vituperates, vituperating
To speak abusively to or about; berate; revile.
Webster's New World
To use harshly critical or irate language; rail.
American Heritage
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Origin of Vituperate
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From Latin vituperātus, perfect passive participle of vituperō (“I blame, I censure"), from vitium (“fault, defect") + parō (“I furnish, I provide, I contrive").
From Wiktionary
Latin vituperāre vituperāt-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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