vilify

To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism. synonym: malign.

To make vile; debase; degrade.

To attempt to degrade by slander; defame; traduce; calumniate.

To treat as worthless, vile, or of no account.

Synonyms Asperse, Defame, Calumniate, etc. (see asperse), revile, abuse.

To utter slander; be guilty of defamation.

To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.

To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate.

To treat as vile; to despise.

To say defamatory things about someone or something.