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to pillory
01
expose to ridicule or public scorn
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
pillory
3rd person singular
pillories
Present participle
pillorying
Past simple
pilloried
Past participle
pilloried
02
to publicly criticize or mock someone
Examples
The media pilloried the celebrity for her controversial remarks.
03
punish by putting in a pillory
Pillory
01
a wooden frame with holes for a human head and hands, used to publicly punish an offender in the past
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pillories
Examples
In medieval times, the pillory was commonly used to shame petty criminals.
