vituperate
Vituperate (verb) means to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
Etymology
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”)).
Rhymes for vituperate
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What is the meaning of vituperate?
"vituperate" (verb) means to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
What are the different meanings of vituperate?
"vituperate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner; 2. To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify; 3. To use abusive or harsh words.