I.inf. vituperarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21), 1, v. a. vitiumparo, qs. to find fault, accuse of a fault; hence, transf., to inflict censure, to blame, censure, disparage, vituperate (class.; syn.: culpo, objurgo, damno).
I. In gen.: “deos,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 142: “an mavis vituperarier falso quam vero extolli?” id. Most. 1, 3, 21: “notare ac vituperare,” Cic. de Or. 2, 85, 349: “multimodis cum istoc animo es vituperandus,” Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 1: “Pompeius noster in amicitiā P. Lentuli vituperatur,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5: “artem aut scientiam aut studium quodpiam vituperare propter eorum vitia, qui in eo studio sunt,” Auct. Her. 2, 27, 44: “si quis universam (philosophiam) velit vituperare,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 4: “mensae, quae a Platone graviter vituperantur,” id. Fin. 2, 28, 92: “tuum consilium,” id. Mur. 29, 60: “(Rhodiorum res publica) minime quidem vituperanda,” id. Rep. 3, 35, 48.— Prov.: qui caelum vituperant, who find fault with heaven itself, i. e. are satisfied with nothing, Phaedr. 4, 7, 26.—*
II. In relig. lang., to render defective, to spoil an omen: “cur omen mihi vituperat?” Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 59 dub.
