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revile

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈvaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈvaɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri vīl′)

Inflections of 'revile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
reviles
v 3rd person singular
reviling
v pres p
reviled
v past
reviled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•vile /rɪˈvaɪl/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -viled, -vil•ing. 
  1. to address (someone) or speak of (someone) with contempt or insulting language:She reviled him and accused him of betraying her.
re•vile•ment, n. [uncountable]
re•vil•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•vile  (ri vīl′),USA pronunciation v., -viled, -vil•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language;
    address or speak of abusively.

v.i. 
  1. to speak abusively.
  • Middle French reviler. See re-, vile
  • Middle English revilen 1275–1325
re•vile′ment, n. 
re•vil′er, n. 
re•vil′ing•ly, adv. 
    1. abuse, vilify, vituperate, berate, disparage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
revile /rɪˈvaɪl/ vb
  1. to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reviler, from re- + vil vilereˈvilement n reˈviler n
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