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deride

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de⋅ride

  [di-rahyd]
–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. See 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.
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