vilipend

[ vil-uh-pend ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to regard or treat as of little value or account.

  2. to vilify; depreciate.

Origin of vilipend

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin vīlipendere, equivalent to Latin vīli(s) cheap (see vile) + pendere to consider (see pensive)

Other words from vilipend

  • vil·i·pend·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for vilipend

vilipend

/ (ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd) /


verb(tr) rare
  1. to treat or regard with contempt

  2. to speak slanderously or slightingly of

Origin of vilipend

1
C15: from Late Latin vīlipendere, from Latin vīlis worthless + pendere to esteem

Derived forms of vilipend

  • vilipender, noun

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