VILIPENDS

Verb

vilipends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vilipend

Source: Wiktionary


VILIPEND

Vil"i*pend, v. t. Etym: [L. vilipendere; vilis vile + pendere to weigh, to value: cf. F. vilipender.]

Definition: To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise. To vilipend the art of portrait painting. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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