opprobriate

transitive verb

op·​pro·​bri·​ate

əˈprōbrēˌāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to regard or speak of as opprobrious

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin opprobriatus, past participle of opprobriare, from Latin opprobrium

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