Hypertext Webster Gateway: "revile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Revile \Re*vile"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile,
depreciate, F. avilir; [`a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.]
To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous
language; to reproach. ``And did not she herself revile me
there?'' --Shak.
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet.
ii. 23.
Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Revile \Re*vile"\, n.
Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]
The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
revile
v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda
vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {vituperate}, {rail}]
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