Definition of vilipend

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vil·i·pend    (vl-pnd) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
vil·i·pend·ed , vil·i·pend·ing , vil·i·pends

1. To view or treat with contempt; despise.
2. To speak ill of; disparage.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English vilipenden, from Old French vilipender, from Latin vlipendere : vlis, worthless; see wes- ³ in Indo-European roots + pendere, to consider, weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

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