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despise(2)(dictionary)
despise(dictionary)

despise(2) (iou)



despise verb. ME.
[Old French despis- pres. stem of Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- DE- 1 + specere look.]
verb trans. Regard as inferior or worthless; feel contempt for. ME.
D. Runyon He hates and despises cheaters at cards, or dice. E. Ferber One of the vaqueros who still despised the jeep or Ford as a means of locomotion.
b. Scorn or disdain to do, that. Long rare. LME.
E. B. White I despise to go anywhere.
verb intrans. Look down (up)on, up, above. Only in ME.
verb trans. Treat with contempt; disregard. ME-M17.
despisal noun the act of despising; contempt: M17.
despisement noun (arch.) contempt, scorn E17.
despiser noun ME.
despisingly adverb scornfully, contemptuously L16.