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vilipend definition

vili·pend (vil′ə pend′)

transitive verb

  1. to treat or regard contemptuously or slightingly; belittle
  2. to vilify; revile

Etymology: ME vilipenden < MFr vilipender < L vilipendere < vilis, vile + pendere, to weigh: see pend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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