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| de·ride [ di rd ] (past and past participle de·rid·ed, present participle de·rid·ing, 3rd person present singular de·rides) |
transitive verb |
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ridicule: to show contempt for somebody or something
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin deridere "laugh down" < ridere "laugh"] |
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  de·rid·er noun |
| de·rid·ing·ly adverb |
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