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de⋅ride
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dɪˈraɪd
/
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rahyd
]
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–verb (used with object),
-rid⋅ed,
-rid⋅ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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Origin:
1520–30;
< L
dērīdēre
to mock, equiv. to
dē-
de-
+
rīdēre
to laugh
Related forms:
de⋅rid⋅er,
noun
de⋅rid⋅ing⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
taunt, flout, gibe, banter, rally.
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ridicule.
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de·ride
(dĭ-rīd')
tr.v.
de·rid·ed
,
de·rid·ing
,
de·rides
To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth. See Synonyms at
ridicule
.
[Latin
dērīdēre
:
dē-
,
de-
+
rīdēre
,
to laugh at
.]
de·rid'er
n.
,
de·rid'ing·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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