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  1. The meaning of VILIPEND is to hold or treat as of little worth or account : contemn. Did you know?

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    From Middle English vilipenden (“to treat (something) as contemptible”)[and other forms], from Old French vilipender (modern French vilipender (“to condemn, despise, revile, scorn, vilipend, vilify”)), or its etymon Latin vilipendō, from vīlis (“cheap, inexpensive; base, mean, vile, worthless”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy, s...

    (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/
    (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɪləˌpɛnd/
    Hyphenation: vi‧li‧pend

    vilipend (third-person singular simple present vilipends, present participle vilipending, simple past and past participle vilipended) 1. (transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on. 1.1. Synonyms: belittle, contemn, misprize, slight 2. (transitive, dated, formal) To express a dispara...

  2. Vilipend definition: to regard or treat as of little value or account.. See examples of VILIPEND used in a sentence.

  3. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb vilipend. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  4. vilipend. /ˈvɪləˌpɛnd/. IPA guide. Other forms: vilipended; vilipending; vilipends. Definitions of vilipend. verb. belittle. synonyms: deprecate, depreciate. see more.

  5. Define vilipend. vilipend synonyms, vilipend pronunciation, vilipend translation, English dictionary definition of vilipend. tr.v. vil·i·pend·ed , vil·i·pend·ing , vil·i·pends Archaic 1. To view or treat with contempt; despise. 2. To speak ill of; disparage.

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  7. vilipend. 2 senses: rare 1. to treat or regard with contempt 2. to speak slanderously or slightingly of.... Click for more definitions.

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