Revile

Definition: Revile

Revile

Verb

1. Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews".

Date "revile" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Synonyms: Revile

Synonyms: rail (v), vilify (v), vituperate (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Disapprobation	Execrate; exprobate, speak daggers, vituperate; abuse, abuse like a pickpocket; scold, rate, objurgate, upbraid, fall foul of; jaw; rail, rail at, rail in good set terms; bark at; anathematize, call names; call by hard names, call by ugly names; avile, revile; vilify, vilipend; bespatter; backbite; clapperclaw; rave against, thunder against, fulminate against; load with reproaches.
Impiety	Verb: be impious; Adjective:, profane, desecrate, blaspheme, revile, scoff; swear; (malediction); commit sacrilege.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Revile

English words defined with "revile": Reviling ♦ Shend ♦ To claw away, To his head, To shout at, To smite with the tongue ♦ Villanize. (references)

Etymologies containing "revile": Conviciate. (references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Can I revile the plan? (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

George, my husband George, who is out somewhere there in the dark, who is good to me - whom I revile, who can keep learning the games we play as quickly as I can change them. (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; writing credit: Edward Albee; Ernest Lehman)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Revile" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 57.14% of the time. "Revile" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	57.14%	8	124,375
Lexical Verb (base form)	42.86%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	14	N/A

Expressions using "revile": revile against ♦ revile against smth. ♦ revile at smth.. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "revile"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		shaj (abuse, ballyrag, berate, bullyrag, call names, carpet, castigate, chastise, chide, come down on, curse, dish it out, dress down, flay, inveigh, jaw, lay into, objurgate, offend, rag, rap, scold, shake up, shout, shout at, swear, tell off, trounce, upbraid, vituperate), ofendoj (damnify, grieve, injure, insult, mortify, offend, outrage), fyej (affront, aggrieve, damnify, deal, desecrate, disoblige, displease, grieve, injure, insult, offend, outrage, pique, trespass, vex, vituperate). (various references)

Arabic		‏لعن (anathematize, ban, curse, damn, execrate, imprecate, imprecation), ‏حقر (abase, blackguard, despise, insult, pig, put down), ‏سب (blackguard, blaspheme, shake, slur, swear, tick), ‏إشتم (badmouth, bitch up, curse, jump, malign, offend, rocket, scent, smell, swear, talk dirty, tick), ‏أهان (abase oneself, affront, debase, degrade, dishonor, dishonour, flout, give offence, give offense, injure, insult, malign, offend, oppress, outrage, slap, slight, take offence, take offense). (various references)

Bulgarian		ругая (abuse, be down on, call names, curse, cuss, damn, drub, get on to smb., inveigh, keelhaul, land on, rail, rate, row, slang, slate, storm at, swear, swear at, vituperate, walk into, whip), хокам (rag, rake, rate, scold, tick off, vituperate). (various references)

Czech		tupit (vilify, vituperate), spílat (berate, call names, rail), nadávat (abuse, berate, call names, curse, grumble, scold, storm, swear), hanobit (defame, dishonor, dishonour, libel, slander, vilify). (various references)

Farsi		فحش دادن ناسزا, ناسزاگفتن (Curse, Swear). (various references)

Finnish		herjata (abuse, blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear). (various references)

French		vilipender, insulter, insulte, injurier, injure. (various references)

German		verunglimpfen (calumniate, decry, denigrate, disparage, libel, smear, to denigrate, to disparage, to revile, vilify). (various references)

Greek		βρίζω (abuse, belch, blast, call names, swear, swear at, vituperate). (various references)

Hebrew		לחרף (abuse, call names, insult, reproach, swear, vilify), לגדף (abuse, blackguard, curse, defame, insult, slang, taunt, vilify, vituperate). (various references)

Hungarian		gyaláz (abuse, blaspheme, to abuse, to bad-mouth, to opprobriate, to outrage, to revile), ócsárol (belittle, carp, to abuse, to carp, to crab, to cry down, to descry, to disparage, to knock, to revile). (various references)

Indonesian		mencerca (censure, deride, objurgate, objurgatory), mempercaruti. (various references)

Italian		insultare (abuse, affront, flout, insult, offend), ingiuriare (abuse, insult, insult each other). (various references)

Manx		oltooaney (abuse, disgrace, expostulate, rail against, raillery, reproach, reviler, vituperate), eylaghey. (various references)

Pig Latin		evileray

Portuguese		ultrajar (abuse, assault, insult, insuperability, outrage, violate), pronunciar impropérios, proferir injúrias, insultar (abuse, affront, blackguard, clapperclaw, fly into a passion, insult, outrage, vituperate), injuriar (abuse, attack, insult, inveigh, knock about, knock around, miscall, offend, outrage, slander, stab, vituperate), descompor (discompose, flay). (various references)

Romanian		rosti invective împotriva (rail), ocãrî (abuse, blame, call down, censure, curse, insult, rail, reproach, upbraid, vituperate), insulta (bark at, cast a slur upon, do wrong to, offend, put a slur upon, vituperate), cleveti (abuse, backbite, calumniate, decry, defame, gossip, slander, talk, talk scandal, traduce), bârfi (backbite, calumniate, cast a slur upon, chatter, decry, defame, gossip, malign, put a slur upon, slander, slur, smear, talk, talk scandal), înjura (abuse, blaspheme, curse, cuss, damn, rail, swear). (various references)

Russian		поносить (blaspheme, bullyrag, defame, stigmatize, vilify, vituperate). (various references)

Scottish		càin (a fine, a tax, rent, scold, tax, tribute, white: from Latin ca@-nus). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ružiti, psovati (darn, rail, swear, swear at), grditi (abuse, rail, scold). (various references)

Spanish		vilipendiar (blackguard, vilify), injuriar (abuse, insult, jeer, jeer at, offend, slight, taunt, wrong). (various references)

Swedish		smäda (abuse, asperse, blaspheme, calumniate, libel, vituperate). (various references)

Turkish		yermek (revile against smth., revile at smth., satirize, slander, vilify), sövmek (call names, curse, rail, slam, swear, vituperate), küfretmek (abuse, blackguard, blaspheme, blaspheme against, blow, call names, curse, rail, revile against smth., revile at smth., slang, swear, vituperate), kötülemek (back bite, backbite, cry down, decry, defame, denigrate, discredit, disparage, dispraise, do down, revile against smth., revile at smth., run down, slander, speak ill of, vilify), hakaret etmek (affront, defame, desecrate, give affront to, insult, outrage, revile against smth., revile at smth., slight, vituperate). (various references)

Ukranian		сваритися (altercate, broil, disagree, feud, part company, quarrel, scold, spat), ображати (abuse, affront, damnify, dishonor, dishonour, frump, huff, humiliate, injure, insult, offend, outrage, umbrage). (various references)

Welsh		ymgeinio (scold), dychanu (lampoon, stirize), dilorni (abuse), difenwi (abuse, belittle, blaspheme), cablu (blaspheme). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	blasphemabant, blasphemamur, blasphemandum, blasphemant, blasphemantes, blasphemantibus, blasphemantis, blasphemare, blasphemaris, blasphemas, blasphemasset, blasphemasti, blasphemat, blasphematur, blasphemaverat, blasphemaverint, blasphemaverit, blasphemaverunt, blasphemavit, blasphemer, blasphemetur, blasphemor, concerperet, conviciabantur, conviciatur, convicietur, inclamaverunt, maledic, maledicam, maledicant, maledicas, maledicat, maledicebant, maledicebat, maledicendum, maledicens, maledicent, maledicentem, maledicenti, maledicentibus, maledicentis, maledicere, malediceres, malediceret, malediceretur, maledices, maledicet, maledicetur, maledici, maledicimur, maledicit, maledicite, maledicito, maledicta, maledictae, maledictam, maledicti, maledictis, maledicto, maledictum, maledictus, maledicunt, maledixerint, maledixeris, maledixerit, maledixerunt, maledixi, maledixisset, maledixisti, maledixit. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	blasphemare. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	bysmerian. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	reviler. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 5, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Makarioi este otan oneidiswsin umaV kai diwxwsin kai eipwsin pan ponhron rhma kaq umwn yeudomenoi eneken emou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Beati estis cum maledixerint vobis et persecuti vos fuerint et dixerint omne malum adversum vos mentientes propter me
Old English	990	West Saxon	Eow. & ehtað eow. & seggeð yfell ongeaneow leogende for me.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	`Ye schulen be blessid, whanne men schulen curse you, and schulen pursue you, and shulen seie al yuel ayens you liynge, for me.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and persecute you and shall falsly say all manner of yvell saynges agaynst you for my sake.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 5, Verse 11
Cebuano	"Bulahan kamo sa diha nga panamastamasan kamo sa mga tawo, ug pagalutoson kamo, ug pagabutangbutangan kamo sa tanang matang sa kadautan batok kaninyo tungod kanako.
Chinese	人若因我辱罵你們、逼迫你們、捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們、你們就有福了。
Croatian	"Blago vama kad vas - zbog mene - pogrde i prognaju i sve zlo slažu protiv vas!
Danish	Salige ere I, når man håner og forfølger eder og lyver eder alle Hånde ondt på for min Skyld.
Dutch	Zalig zijt gij, als u de mensen smaden, en vervolgen, en liegende alle kwaad tegen u spreken, om Mijnentwil.
Finnish	Autuaita olette te, kun ihmiset minun tähteni teitä solvaavat ja vainoavat ja valhetellen puhuvat teistä kaikkinaista pahaa.
French	Heureux serez-vous, lorsqu`on vous outragera, qu`on vous persécutera et qu`on dira faussement de vous toute sorte de mal, à cause de moi.
German	Selig seid ihr, wenn euch die Menschen um meinetwillen schmähen und verfolgen und reden allerlei Übles gegen euch, so sie daran lügen.
Haitian Creole	Benediksyon pou nou lè moun va joure nou, lè y'a pèsekite nou, lè y'a fè tout kalite manti sou nou paske se moun pa m' nou ye.
Hungarian	Boldogok vagytok, ha szidalmaznak és háborgatnak titeket és minden gonosz hazugságot mondanak ellenetek én érettem.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Berbahagialah kalian kalau dicela, dianiaya, dan difitnah demi Aku.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Berbahagialah kamu apabila orang mencela kamu dan menganiaya kamu serta mengumpat kamu dengan dusta oleh sebab Aku.
Italian	Beati voi quando vi insulteranno, vi perseguiteranno e, mentendo, diranno ogni sorta di male contro di voi per causa mia.
Latvian	Svçtîgi esat jûs, ja jûs manis dçï lamâs un vajâs, un visu ïaunu netaisni par jums runâs.
Manx Gaelic	Bannit ta shiuish tra vees shiu oltooanit, as tranlaasit, as dy chooilley ghrogh-ghoo currit ass nyn lieh dy aggairagh er y choontey aym's.
Maori	Ka koa koutou ina tawai ratou i a koutou, ina whakatoi, ina puaki i a ratou nga kupu kino katoa mo koutou, he mea teka, he whakaaro hoki ki ahau.
Norwegian	Salige er I når de spotter og forfølger eder og lyver eder allehånde ondt på for min skyld.
Rumanian	Ferice va fi de voi cknd, din pricina Mea, oamenii vq vor ocqrk, vq vor prigoni, wi vor spune tot felul de lucruri rele wi neadevqrate kmpotriva voastrq!
Shuar	Wíi shuar asakrumin katsekramainiakuisha, itit awajtamainiakuisha, tura Ashí tsanumprutmainiakuisha warastarum.
Spanish	"Bienaventurados sois cuando os vituperan y os persiguen, y dicen toda clase de mal contra vosotros por mi causa, mintiendo.
Swahili	"Heri yenu ninyi watu wakiwatukana, wakiwadhulumu na kuwasingizia kila aina ya uovu kwa ajili yangu.
Swedish	Ja, saliga ären I, när människorna för min skull smäda och förfölja eder och sanningslöst säga allt ont mot eder.
Uma	"Marasi' -koi ane raruge' -koi tauna, rabalinai' pai' rabalihi-koi hante wori' nyala lolita pebalihi sabana petuku' -ni hi Aku'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "revile": reviled, revilement, revilements, reviler, revilers, reviles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Revile" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Arevalo, Arveiler, Crevelle, Criville, erile, ervil, evile, Grevilia, nevile, previli, rabile, ravie, Ravil, ravvolse, Reavill, recile, refile, Refiloe, Reidle, reilen, resile, Reuil, revalee, reveile, revele, revelee, revelie, revelle, revi, revice, revide, reviel, revil, revilee, Revilla, Reville, Revilo, revine, revite, revixe, revize, revle, Revollo, revul, rivale, rivie, rivil, rufile, Treville, Trevillet. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "revile" (pronounced rēvī"l)
3	-v ī" l	vile.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: eviler, levier, liever, relive, veiler.
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-l-r-v"
	-1 letter: elver, ervil, lever, lieve, liver, livre, reive, revel, viler.
	-2 letters: ever, evil, leer, lier, lire, live, reel, riel, rile, rive, veer, veil, vier, vile, virl.
	-3 letters: eel, ere, eve, ire, lee, lei, lev, lie, ree, rei, rev, vee, vie.
	-4 letters: el, er, li, re.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-l-r-v"
	+1 letter: deliver, eviller, leavier, leviers, livener, overlie, relieve, relievo, relived, relives, reviled, reviler, reviles, servile, vealier, veilers, veliger, verbile, vermeil.
	+2 letters: bedrivel, believer, delivers, delivery, desilver, driveled, driveler, evildoer, levering, levirate, livelier, liveners, liveried, liveries, lovelier, overidle, overlies, overlive, prelives, relative, relieved, reliever, relieves, relievos, replevin, resilver, reveille, reveling, reviewal, revilers, shelvier, silvered, silverer, slivered, sliverer, sniveler, velarize, veligers, verbiles, vermeils, vernicle, versicle, voleries.
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