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vituperate
vi·tu·per·ate [ vī tpə ràyt, vi tpə ràyt ] (past and past participle vi·tu·per·at·ed, present participle vi·tu·per·at·ing, 3rd person present singular vi·tu·per·ates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
be harshly critical: to attack somebody in violently abusive or harshly critical language
[Mid-16th century. < Latin vituperare< vitium "fault, vice" + parare "make ready"]

vi·tu·per·a·tive [ vī tpərətiv, vī tpə ràytiv, vi tpərətiv ] adjective
vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly adverb
vi·tu·per·a·tive·ness noun
vi·tu·per·a·tor noun
vi·tu·per·a·to·ry adjective
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