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vituperate


verb (used with or without object), vi·tu·per·at·ed, vi·tu·per·at·ing.

  1. to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.

verb

  1. to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
v.

1540s, from Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare (see vituperation). “Not in common use until the beginning of the 19th c.” [OED]. Related: Vituperated; vituperating.

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