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| de·spise [ di spz ] (past and past participle de·spised, present participle de·spis·ing, 3rd person present singular de·spis·es) |
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regard with loathing and contempt: to dislike somebody or something intensely and with contempt
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| [13th century. < Old French despis-, stem of despire< Latin despicere "look down on" < specere "look"] |
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 de·spis·er noun |
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