Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never villanize his father's fame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Villanize — Vil lan*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.] To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.] [1913 Webster] Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never villanize his father s fame. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Villanizing — Villanize Vil lan*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.] To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.] [1913 Webster] Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never villanize his father s fame. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
