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con·temn

n-t

) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns

To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref. ; see com- + temnere, to despise

OTHER FORMS:
con·temner (-t

r, -t

r) KEY (Noun)

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