Category:Revile

Re*vile", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reviling.] Etym: [pref. re- + of. aviler to make vile, depreciate, f. Avilir; à (l. ad.) + vil vile. See vile.]

Defn: to address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; To reproach. "and did not she herself revile me there" shak. Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 pet. ii. 23.

Syn. -- to reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.

Revile Re*vile", n.

Defn: reproach; reviling. [obs.] The gracious judge, without revile, replied. Milton.