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1. (v.t.) contemn
to treat or regard with contempt.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME contempnen (< MF) < L contemnere to despise, scorn =con-con - +temnere to slight; cf. contempt)
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1. (verb) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
look down on with disdain
"He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
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1. (verb) contemn
to view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn
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