Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to vilify
Participle: vilified
Gerund: vilifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | vilify |
| you | vilify |
| he;she;it | vilifies |
| we | vilify |
| you | vilify |
| they | vilify |
Perfect
| I | have vilified |
| you | have vilified |
| he;she;it | has vilified |
| we | have vilified |
| you | have vilified |
| they | have vilified |
Past
| I | vilified |
| you | vilified |
| he;she;it | vilified |
| we | vilified |
| you | vilified |
| they | vilified |
Pluperfect
| I | had vilified |
| you | had vilified |
| he;she;it | had vilified |
| we | had vilified |
| you | had vilified |
| they | had vilified |
Future
| I | will vilify |
| you | will vilify |
| he;she;it | will vilify |
| we | will vilify |
| you | will vilify |
| they | will vilify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have vilified |
| you | will have vilified |
| he;she;it | will have vilified |
| we | will have vilified |
| you | will have vilified |
| they | will have vilified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | vilify |
| you | vilify |
| he;she;it | vilify |
| we | vilify |
| you | vilify |
| they | vilify |
Perfect
| I | have vilified |
| you | have vilified |
| he;she;it | have vilified |
| we | have vilified |
| you | have vilified |
| they | have vilified |
Imperfect
| I | vilified |
| you | vilified |
| he;she;it | vilified |
| we | vilified |
| you | vilified |
| they | vilified |
Pluperfect
| I | had vilified |
| you | had vilified |
| he;she;it | had vilified |
| we | had vilified |
| you | had vilified |
| they | had vilified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would vilify |
| you | would vilify |
| he;she;it | would vilify |
| we | would vilify |
| you | would vilify |
| they | would vilify |
Perfect
| I | would have vilified |
| you | would have vilified |
| he;she;it | would have vilified |
| we | would have vilified |
| you | would have vilified |
| they | would have vilified |
Imperative
| you | vilify |
| we | Let's vilify |
| you | vilify |
Verbs conjugated like 'vilify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'vilify'
vinify,
vivify,
citify,
finify,
girlify,
minify,
nidify,
salify,
uglify,
varify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to swear; to use offensive language
- bad mouth, blaspheme, curse, cuss, execrate, imprecate, swear, swear like a trooper
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, detract, discredit, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, monster, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilipend, vituperate
- To belittle through speech.
- criticize
- malign
- slander, slur, defame, decry, denounce, asperse, disparage, revile
Antonyms
- malign
- praise, laud, applaud, extol
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1450, "to lower in worth or value," from L.L. vilificare "to make cheap or base," from L. vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1598.
2. From Late Latin vīlificāre (“vilify”). Equivalent to vile + -ify. Compare vilipend.
Sample Sentences
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As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.' [2016 April 18, Cristina Alesci, “Monsanto CEO frustrated over 'polarized' GMO debate”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:]
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"Those who deliberately vilify China and sabotage the friendship between our two countries and do damage to our long-term friendship and benefits out of their sectoral or selfish interest will be cast aside in history,” he said. “Their children will be ashamed of mentioning their names." (Wang Xining) [2021 March 2, Jason Scott, 王晰宁 [Wang Xining], “China Rips Murdoch’s News Corp. for Reports on Pandemic Origins”, in Bloomberg News, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2021:]