'Revile' definitions:
Definition of 'revile'
(from WordNet)
verb
Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: vilify, revile, vituperate, rail]
Definition of 'Revile'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet. ii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Revile'
From: GCIDE
- Revile \Re*vile"\, n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton. [1913 Webster]