əˌpɛnd verb (used with object)
1.
to regard or treat as of little value or account.
2.
to vilify; depreciate.
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| —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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