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单词 vilipend
释义 vil·i·pend
\ˈviləˌpend\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English vilipenden, from Middle French vilipender, from Medieval Latin vilipendere, from Latin vilis cheap, base, vile + pendere to weigh, estimate — more at pendant
transitive verb
1. : to hold or treat as of small worth or account : contemn
 < that petulant volatility which … vilipends the conversation and advice of seniors — Sir Walter Scott >
2. : to speak of slightingly or disparagingly : express a low opinion of : depreciate
 < a censorious critic might vilipend it … as want of imagination — Frederick Pollock >
intransitive verb
: to be disparaging or depreciatory
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