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contemner

Variant of contemn

transitive verb

Chiefly Literary to treat or think of with contempt; scorn

Origin: ME contempnen < OFr contemner < L contemnere < com-, intens. + temnere, to scorn

Related Forms:

contemner noun or contemnor

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