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vilipend

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)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. treat somebody with contempt: to treat or view somebody with contempt

2. malign somebody: to make malicious or contemptuous statements about somebody

[15th century. Via Old French vilipender< Latin vilipendere "consider base" < vilis "base, cheap"]
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