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What does vilify mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word vilify? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
  2. (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
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In the absence of that, it seems to me a political view that doesn't vilify anybody, doesn't defame anybody.
Some would vilify me, take away my democratic rights and use hate-speak against me.
The SPLA claims the raids were an attempt to defame and vilify teachers and demanded that the government discipline the inspectors involved.
I feel it would be unproductive to vilify a government that has made efforts to remedy and address the plethora of problems stemming from Bhopal.
At the same time this freedom can get used and abused to vilify the same government that helped to bring about our liberation.
In a democratic society, freedom of speech does not mean the right to vilify.

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