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forakte

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten. Compare Danish foragte, Swedish förakta, Dutch verachten, German verachten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]

Verb

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forakte (present tense forakter, past tense forakta or foraktet, past participle forakta or foraktet)

  1. to scorn, despise
    Synonyms: ringeakte, se ned på, vanvørde, vanvøre
  2. (literary) to ignore, overlook
    Synonyms: overse, ignorere
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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]

Verb

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forakte (present tense foraktar, past tense forakta, past participle forakta, passive infinitive foraktast, present participle foraktande, imperative forakte/forakt)

  1. to scorn, despise
    Synonyms: se ned på, vanvyrde, vanvørde
  2. (literary) to ignore, overlook
    Synonyms: oversjå, ignorere
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References

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