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Webster 1913 Edition
Revile
Re-vile′
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reviled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reviling
.] 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.
Re-vile′
,Noun.
Reproach; reviling.
[Obs.]
The gracious Judge, without
revile
, replied. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Revile
REVI'LE
,Verb.
T.
To reproach; to treat with opprobrious and contemptuous language.
She revileth him to his face.
Thou shalt not revile the gods. Ex. 22.
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you. Matt. 5.
REVI'LE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
revile
revile
English
Verb
revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)
- To attack (someone) with abusive language.
- Bible, 1 Peter ii. 23
- who, when he was reviled, reviled not again
- Shakespeare
- And did not she herself revile me there?
- Bible, 1 Peter ii. 23
Translations
to attack with abusive language
Synonyms
Noun
revile (uncountable)
- (obsolete) reproach; reviling
- The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. — Milton.
Translations
External links
- revile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- revile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911