Definition of "vituperate" []

• To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate. See Synonyms at scold. (verb-transitive)
• To use harshly abusive language; rail. (verb-intransitive)

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• ""There are moments," writes poet Charles Simic in Harper's, "when true invective is called for, when it becomes an absolute necessity, out of a deep sense of justice, to denounce, mock, vituperate, lash out, in the strongest possible language.""
• "Instead of preaching to the choir, challenge them, educate them, de-vituperate them."
• "Put it this way: to the extent that they exist now, the “real Republicans” vituperate them and drive them off."