vil·i·pend 
(vĭlə-pĕnd′)
(vĭlə-pĕnd′)tr.v. vil·i·pend·ed, vil·i·pend·ing, vil·i·pends
Archaic
Archaic
1. To view or treat with contempt; despise.
2. To speak ill of; disparage.
[Middle English vilipenden, from Old French vilipender, from Latin vīlipendere : vīlis, worthless; see wes-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + pendere, to consider, weigh; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]