De-ride
verb (used with object), de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at | |
| [C16: from Latin dērīdēre to laugh to scorn, from | |
| de'rider | |
| —n | |
| de'ridingly | |
| —adv | |
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deride
1520s, from M.Fr. derider, from L. deridere "to ridicule, laugh to scorn" (see derision). Related: Derided; deriding.
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