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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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