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Vilify vs Scathe - What's the difference?

vilify | scathe |

As verbs the difference between vilify and scathe

is that vilify is to say defamatory things about someone or something while scathe is (archaic) to injure.

As a noun scathe is

harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune.

vilify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To say defamatory things about someone or something.
  • To belittle through speech; to put down.

    • Synonyms

    * (say defamatory things about) assail, criticize, decry, denounce, libel, slander * berate * See also

    Related terms

    * vilification * vilifier

    scathe

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal or obsolete) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "scathe")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (archaic) To injure.
  • * Milton
    • As when heaven's fire / Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
  • * Washington Irving
    • Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.

    References

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    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)