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reviled

reviled is the simple past and past participle of revile.

Meaning of revile

Verb

revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.
    • who, when he was reviled, reviled not again1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 2:23

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Questions about reviled

What is reviled the simple past and past participle of?
Reviled is the simple past and past participle of revile.

Words near reviled in the dictionary

  1. revigorate
  2. revigorated
  3. revigorates
  4. revigorating
  5. revile
  6. reviled
  7. revilement
  8. revilements
  9. reviler
  10. revilers
  11. reviles

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