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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin vilipendere, from vilis (base, cheap) and pendere (to consider).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vi.liˈpɛn.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndere
  • Hyphenation: vi‧li‧pèn‧de‧re

Verb

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vilipèndere (first-person singular present vilipèndo, first-person singular past historic vilipési, past participle vilipéso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to despise or scorn or vilipend

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • vilipendere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana