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Main Entry: vi·tu·per·ate
Pronunciation: vI-'tü-p&-"rAt, v&-, -'tyü-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare, from vitium fault + parare to make, prepare -- more at PARE
Date: 1542
transitive verb : to abuse or censure severely or abusively : BERATE
intransitive verb : to use harsh condemnatory language
synonym see SCOLD
- vi·tu·per·a·tor /-"rA-t&r/ noun

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\&\ as a and u in  abut
\&\ as e in kitten
\&r\ as ur and er in  further
\a\ as a in ash
\A\ as a in ace
\ä\ as o in mop
\au\ as ou in out
\ch\ as ch in chin
\e\ as e in bet
\E\ as ea in easy
\g\ as g in go
\i\ as i in hit
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I\ as i in ice
\j\ as j in job
\[ng]\ as ng in sing
\O\ as o in go
\o\ as aw in law
\oi\ as oy in boy
\th\ as th in thin
\th\ as th in the
\ü\ as oo in loot
\u\ as oo in foot
\y\ as y in yet
\zh\ as si in vision
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