Meaning

1 senses

  1. To represent as a villain.

Origin

From villain + -ize.

From villain + -ize.

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Forms

villainizes, villainizing, villainized, villainized
Base formvillainize · to villainize
3rd person singularvillainizes
Present participlevillainizing
Past simplevillainized
Past participlevillainized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvillainize
he, she, itvillainizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsvillainized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave villainized
he, she, ithas villainized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill villainize

Synonyms

68 synonyms
blameA2blazeB2blurB2cloudA1detractC2dirtyA1discreditB2disgraceB2disparageC2foulB2muddyB2reproachC2revileC2scandalB2

Word family

2 related words
Derivedvillainizervillainization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
villageA2villagerB2villainvimvinaigrettevindicateC2vindicationC2
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