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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | vilificare 'to make less valuable', from Latin vilis ( VILE) + facere 'to make' |
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vil‧i‧fy
past tense and past participle vilified, present participle vilifying, third person singular vilifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle vilified, present participle vilifying, third person singular vilifies [transitive] formal to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign.
Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign. —vilification noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]