ˈredˌbāt verb
Usage: often capitalized R
Etymology: back-formation from red-baiter & red-baiting, n.
intransitive verb
: to engage in red-baiting
indignantly pointed out that he had never Red-baited in his life — W.E.Shelton
transitive verb
: to subject to red-baiting
you will be red-baited almost beyond endurance — Henry Wallace