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| vil·i·pend [ víllə pènd ] (past and past participle vil·i·pend·ed, present participle vil·i·pend·ing, 3rd person present singular vil·i·pends) |
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1. treat somebody with contempt: to treat or view somebody with contempt
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2. malign somebody: to make malicious or contemptuous statements about somebody
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| [15th century. Via Old French vilipender< Latin vilipendere "consider base" < vilis "base, cheap"] |
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