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vilify
1450, "to lower in worth or value," from L.L.
vilificare
"to make cheap or base," from L.
vilis
"cheap, base" (see
vile
) + root of
facere
"to make" (see
factitious
). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1598.
