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- verb Common misspelling of
vilify .
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Examples
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In my mind to villify is to direct a malice towards someone.
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So for anyone who will not LISTEN to them spew their venom, they "villify", they try to label all who disagree as ignorant, and say we act "stupidly"!
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I sure hope you have the opportunity to go face-to-face and prove your points .. phoenix86 – Obama loves to villify the villians???
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However, the far right loons who control the base of the party will villify them all including Powell which will lead again, to them staying a minority.
State of the Union: Powell on Sotomayor, affirmative action 2009
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My bet is that it is not too different from the Wall Street bankers that Obama loves to villify.
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Sorry you guys didn't win, but do not villify and de-humanize the opposition – can you hear me Sarah?
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But I can certainly see one reason for firms simply to produce and sell as much now as they can – namely, the reliable demagogic responses of pols to people and firms successfully buying low and selling high: villify, tax, punish.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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President Bush and Vice President Cheney decided to villify this established, non-partisan military principle to deflect criticisms that they had no exit strategy.
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My point simply is that it is absurd to villify insurance companies who do a great job for millions.
Health care proposals need more work, health secretary says 2009
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They watched you villify the word progressive and communist while you failed and lied. the bush admin might have been the best thing that could have happened to our county.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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