revile
verb/rɪˈvaɪl/
/rɪˈvaɪl/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they revile | /rɪˈvaɪl/ /rɪˈvaɪl/ |
| he / she / it reviles | /rɪˈvaɪlz/ /rɪˈvaɪlz/ |
| past simple reviled | /rɪˈvaɪld/ /rɪˈvaɪld/ |
| past participle reviled | /rɪˈvaɪld/ /rɪˈvaɪld/ |
| -ing form reviling | /rɪˈvaɪlɪŋ/ /rɪˈvaɪlɪŋ/ |
- revile somebody (for something/for doing something) to criticize somebody/something in a way that shows how much you dislike themWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French reviler, based on vil ‘vile’.
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