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vilipend

[vil-uh-pend]

verb (used with object)

to regard or treat as of little value or account.

to vilify; depreciate.

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

Related forms

vil·i·pend·er, noun

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vilipend (ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd)

—vb
1.	to treat or regard with contempt
2.	to speak slanderously or slightingly of

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

'vilipender

—n

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