PIE word *dwóh₁ Learned borrowing from Latin vituperātus (“censured; disparaged”), perfect passive participle of vituperō (“to blame, scold, tell off; to censure; to disparage, find fault with”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from vitium (“blemish, defect, flaw, imperfection; crime, misdeed, wrongdoing; fault, error, sin; vice; disease (of plants)”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-tyo- (“apart; wrong”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”)) + parō (“to acquire, get, obtain, procure; to arrange, order; to contrive, design; to furnish, provide; to produce; to decide, resolve”) (from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to get, procure; to produce; to bring forward; to bring forth, carry forth; to go through”)).

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revile vilify rail

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Rhymes for vituperate

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What is the meaning of vituperate?

"vituperate" (verb) means to scold someone very harshly, often with insults.

What is another word for vituperate?

Other words for "vituperate" include revile, vilify, rail.

What are the different meanings of vituperate?

"vituperate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To scold someone very harshly, often with insults; 2. To attack someone using rude or offensive language; 3. To speak in an abusive or harsh way.

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