vilify [verb]: disparage, defame, slander.
Example: The opponents vilified each other in the press.
Related words: vilifier [noun], vilifyingly [adverb]
Synonyms: abuse, bad-mouth, caluminate, criticize, demonize, denigrate, denounce, deride, impugn, libel, malign, revile, slam, slander, smear, traduce
Antonyms: applaud, approve, bless, celebrate, compliment, elevate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, laud, panegyrize, reverence
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