Vilify

*Shirley Payne, assistant vice president for information security, policy and records, removed unconstitutional language from a policy prohibiting Internet messages that "vilify" others and mailing list messages that are "inappropriate." ❋ Valerie Strauss (2010)

Ellison responded by airing his broad concern over radicalization, before arguing that King's choice to aggressively target only Muslims would "vilify" the community. ❋ The Huffington Post (2010)

However, hardly anyone has seriously attempted to "vilify" them since the fact of the matter is simple: one lost and the other is losing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obama Is In So sharp was his critique of insurers that one attendee who identified himself as an industry executive asked him why he chose to "vilify" a business that has contributed ideas to the debate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If Steyn uses those true facts to "vilify" someone -- say, radical Muslim terrrorists -- he's still guilty of a human rights crime. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm somewhat confused -- you seem to be saying that speaking out on behalf of the oppressed doesn't justify hate speech, yet you won't "vilify" Dworkin is it "vilification" to describe her as the hate-speech purveyor she was? because she spoke out for the oppressed. ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

And I add, had you joined herewith, such as vilify and trample upon the blood of the Lord Jesus, preferring the snivel of their own brains before him, you had herein but drawn your own picture, and given your reader an emblem of yourself. ❋ John Bunyan (1658)

A spokesman for Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has lashed out at the actor's legal team - accusing his lawyers of creating false rumours about the Russian singer in order to "vilify" her during the pair's custody battle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A spokesman for Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has lashed out at the actor's legal team, accusing his lawyers of creating false rumors about the Russian singer in order to "vilify" her during the pair's custody battle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brown's lawyers appear in an LA court today to contest his charges, on the grounds that a photo of Rihanna's bruised face was leaked to "vilify" him.

- He and his supporters "vilify" anyone who questions him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In an interview with local WTMJ-TV which is now up online, Obama said we all need to "make some adjustments to new fiscal realities," but insisted it's important not to "vilify" public employees and described them as "our neighbors, our friends": "Some of what I've heard coming out of Wisconsin, where you're just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally seems like more of an assault on unions. ❋ Greg Sargent (2011)

"vilify" the actor's legal team for attempting to catch the suspects red-handed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today much of the globe is gripped by an angry fundamentalism and dominated by people who fear change and vilify their enemies. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

"All [affluent] people are blunt, superficial, and [dogmatic]!", said [Pepe]. I replied, "There is no need to vilify a group of people you haven't even met!" ❋ Pepe Le Pew (2014)

[I’m] [going] to [vilify] him! ❋ AyoVilifyCheck (2020)

[Considered] a cultural [icon], [Ali] has both been idolized and vilified. ❋ The Great Master (2012)