vituperate

vituperate
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, asperse, assail, attack, bark at, bawl out, berate, betongue, blacken, blackguard, blame, call names, calumniate, castigate, censure, chasten, chew out, chide, condemn, curse, cuss out, damn, decry, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, diminish, disparage, epithet, epithetize, execrate, fulminate against, inculpate, jaw, lambaste, lash, load with reproaches, malign, put down, rag, rail, rail at, rate, rave against, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, revile, run down, scold, swear at, thunder against, tongue-lash, traduce, upbraid, vilify, yell at, yelp at

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  • Vituperate — Vi*tu per*ate (?; 277), v. t. [L. vituperatus, p. p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault + parare to prepare. See {Vice} a fault, and {Pare}, v. t.] To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vituperate — index castigate, condemn (blame), contemn, defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), impeach …   Law dictionary

  • vituperate — (v.) 1540s, from L. vituperatus, pp. of vituperare (see VITUPERATION (Cf. vituperation)). Not in common use until the beginning of the 19th c. [OED]. Related: Vituperated; vituperating …   Etymology dictionary

  • vituperate — revile, berate, rate, upbraid, *scold, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig, rail Analogous words: condemn, denounce, censure, blame, reprehend, reprobate (see CRITICIZE): vilify, asperse, traduce, *malign, calumniate: *execrate, objurgate… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • vituperate — [v] criticize harshly abuse, accuse, asperse, bark at*, bawl out*, berate, blame, calumniate, castigate, censure, chew out*, condemn, curse, denounce, find fault, growl, insult, lambaste*, lash, malign, rail, rate, reproach, revile, rip into*,… …   New thesaurus

  • vituperate — [vī to͞o′pər āt΄, vito͞o′pər āt΄; vītyo͞o′pər āt΄, vityo͞o′pər āt΄] vt. vituperated, vituperating [< L vituperatus, pp. of vituperare, to blame < vitium, a fault, VICE1 + parare, to PREPARE] to speak abusively to or about; berate; revile… …   English World dictionary

  • vituperate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare, from vitium fault + parare to make, prepare more at pare Date: 1542 transitive verb to abuse or censure severely or abusively ; berate intransitive verb to use harsh …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vituperate — vituperator, n. /vuy tooh peuh rayt , tyooh , vi /, v.i., v.t., vituperated, vituperating. to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile. [1535 45; < L vituperatus (ptp. of vituperare to spoil, blame), equiv. to vitupera(re) (vitu ,… …   Universalium

  • vituperate — verb a) To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate. b) To use harsh or abusive wording. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • vituperate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. vilify, abuse, revile; reproach, inveigh (against), rebuke, scold, upbraid; objurgate, tongue lash. See detraction, disapprobation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. scold, berate, censure, verbally …   English dictionary for students

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