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vituperate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vituperate \Vi*tu"per*ate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. vituperatus p. p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault + parare to prepare. See {Vice} a fault, and {Pare}, v. t.] To find fault with to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vituperate v : spread negative information about "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {revile}, {rail}]
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