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    vilify

    vilify - Dictionary definition and meaning for word vilify

    Definition
    (verb) spread negative information about
    Synonyms : rail , revile , vituperate
    Example Sentence
    • The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vilify

Vilify (to speak ill of) is to make someone out to be a villain

Vilify (to defame someone) is the opposite of glorify (to praise someone highly).

Just assume "vil(villain)+ify " who always slander or speaks evil against hero.

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vile + ify = vilify

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