cavil (v.) Copy link Outline 1. călumnior, 1 (prop. to accuse falsely2. căvillor, 1 (to censure mockingly, jestingly)3. carpo, 3 • cavil (v.): 1. călumnior, 1 (prop. to accuse falsely: hence, to blame without reason): this man seems knowingly to mock and to c., is ludificari ac c. sciens videtur, Cic.: Quint. 2. căvillor, 1 (to censure mockingly, jestingly): to c. at the words of the senators, verba patrum c., Tac.: to c. at the tribunes, tribunos c., Liv. 3. carpo, 3: v. to carp at.