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containment
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contemn
con·temn
[
kən tém
]
(
past and past participle
con·temned
,
present participle
con·temn·ing
,
3rd person present singular
con·temns
)
transitive verb
Definition:
look down on:
to view or treat somebody with contempt
(
archaic
)
[
15th century. Directly or via French< Latin
contemnere
(see
contempt
)
]
con·temn·er
[
kən témnər
]
noun
con·tem·ni·ble
[
kən témnəb'l
]
adjective
con·tem·ni·bly
[
kən témnəblee
]
adverb
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con·temn·er [ kən témnər ] nouncon·tem·ni·ble [ kən témnəb'l ] adjectivecon·tem·ni·bly [ kən témnəblee ] adverb
