VITUPERATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vituperate mean? 

• VITUPERATE (verb)
  The verb VITUPERATE has 1 sense:

1. spread negative information about

  Familiarity information: VITUPERATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITUPERATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they vituperate    ... he / she / it vituperates   
Past simple: vituperated   
Past participle: vituperated   
-ing form: vituperating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spread negative information about

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

rail; revile; vilify; vituperate

Context example:

The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Hypernyms (to "vituperate" is one way to...):

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout (use foul or abusive language towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

vituperation (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)

vituperative (marked by harshly abusive criticism)