vilipend

[ vil-uh-pend ]

verb (used with object)

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

vilipend

/ ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈviliˌpender, noun

Other Words From

• vili·pender noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vilipend¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vilipend¹

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

Example Sentences

"You are not to vilipend my counsel," said he one day to a foreign envoy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• disobey
• forget
• neglect
• omit
• overlook