vilipend
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vilipend
- /ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/ UK
- /ˈvɪləˌpɛnd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English vilipenden (“to treat (something) as contemptible”) [and other forms], from Old French vilipender (modern French vilipender (“to condemn, despise, revile, scorn, vilipend, vilify”)), or its etymon Latin vilipendō, from vīlis (“cheap, inexpensive; base, mean, vile, worthless”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy, sell”)) + pendō (“to hang, suspend; to weigh, weigh out; (figuratively) to consider, ponder”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”)). The English word is cognate with Italian vilipendere (“to despise, scorn, vilipend”), Portuguese vilipendiar (“to vilify”), Spanish vilipendiar (“to vilify”).
verb vilipends · vilipending · vilipended · vilipend
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To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
Similar: belittle, contemn, misprize, slight, bagatellize, banalize, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate
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To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.
But we desire, most unhesitatingly to condemn and vilipend a system of continual abuse, intended to fall upon the provincial Government, but in reality reaching and injuring the public at large.
Similar: abuse, disparage, derogate, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
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verb to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless — see also despise
| Français | vilipender, mépriser |
|---|---|
| Italiano | vilipendere |
| Русский | презира́ть prezirátʹ |
verb to express a disparaging opinion of — see also disparage, vilify
| Español | vilipendiar |
|---|---|
| Português | vilipendiar |
| Français | dénigrer |
| Italiano | vilipendere, diffamare, oltraggiare |
| Русский | клевета́ть klevetátʹ, поро́чить poróčitʹ |
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