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Thesaurus: villanize

To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile.

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  1. v. t. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile.
  2. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.] Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never villanize his father's fame. Dryden.
  3. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.]Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never villanize hisfather's fame. Dryden.