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Webster 1913 Edition


Vilipend

Vil′i-pend

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
vilipendere
;
vilis
vile +
pendere
to weigh, to value: cf. F.
vilipender
.]
To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise.
To vilipend the art of portrait painting.
Longfellow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vilipend

VIL'IPEND

,
Verb.
T.
[L. vilipendo.] To despise. [Not in use.]