vilipend
[ vil-uh-pend ]
/ ˈvɪl əˌpɛnd /
verb (used with object)
to regard or treat as of little value or account.
to vilify; depreciate.
Origin of vilipend
OTHER WORDS FROM vilipend
vil·i·pend·er, nounWords nearby vilipend
vila,
vila nova de gaia,
vilayet,
vile,
vilify,
vilipend,
vill,
villa,
villa cisneros,
villa home,
villa park
Example sentences from the Web for vilipend
"You are not to vilipend my counsel," said he one day to a foreign envoy.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I. |John Lothrop Motley
British Dictionary definitions for vilipend
vilipend
/ (ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd) /
verb (tr) rare
to treat or regard with contempt
to speak slanderously or slightingly of
Derived forms of vilipend
vilipender, nounWord Origin for vilipend
C15: from Late Latin
vīlipendere, from Latin
vīlis worthless +
pendere to esteem