Vil"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Vilified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Vilifying.] [L. vilis vile + -fly; cf. L.
vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To
make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.]
When themselves they vilified
To serve ungoverned appetite.
Milton.
2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to
traduce; to calumniate. I. Taylor.
Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the
merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind.
Addison.
3. To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.]
I do vilify your censure.
Beau. &
Fl.