vilipend

[ vil-uh-pend ]

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verb (used with object)

to regard or treat as of little value or account.
to vilify; depreciate.

Origin of vilipend

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

Other words from vilipend

vil·i·pend·er, noun

Words Nearby vilipend

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How to use vilipend in a sentence

"You are not to vilipend my counsel," said he one day to a foreign envoy.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I. | John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for vilipend

vilipend

/ (ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd) /

verb(tr) rare

to treat or regard with contempt
to speak slanderously or slightingly of

Origin of vilipend

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

Derived forms of vilipend

vilipender, noun

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