verb (used with object), re·viled, re·vil·ing.
- to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
verb (used without object), re·viled, re·vil·ing.
- to speak abusively.
verb
- to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
c.1300, from Old French reviler “consider vile, despise, scorn,” from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + aviler “make vile or cheap, disesteem,” from vil (see vile). Related: Reviled; reviling.