vilify

Questions about vilify

What does vilify mean?

vilify means "spread negative information about".

How many syllables are in vilify?

vilify has 3 syllables: vil-i-fy. The stress falls on "vil". In IPA it is /ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ/.

What is another word for vilify?

Close synonyms include revile, vituperate, rail. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vilify a common word?

vilify is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with vilify?

72 words rhyme with vilify. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.