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- pronunciation:
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vih
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vih
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vituperates, vituperating, vituperated |
| definition: |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate.
The author was vituperated for publishing what his critics called a work of blasphemy.- antonyms:
- acclaim
- similar words:
- objurgate
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| related words: |
abuse, assail, blackguard, censure, condemn, upbraid |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to criticize someone or something in harsh or abusive terms (often fol. by "against"); rail.
Student groups in the 1980s vituperated against South Africa's policy of apartheid. |
| derivations: |
vituperative (adj.), vituperatively (adv.), vituperativeness (n.), vituperator (n.) |
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