vil·i·pend (vĭl′ə-pĕnd′) 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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vilipend (ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd ) vb (
tr )
1. to treat or regard with contempt
2. to speak slanderously or slightingly of
[C15: from Late Latin vīlipendere, from Latin vīlis worthless + pendere to esteem]
ˈviliˌpender n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
vil•i•pend (ˈvɪl əˌpɛnd) v.t. 1. to regard or treat as of little value or account.
2. to vilify; depreciate.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin
vīlipendere = Latin
vīli(s) cheap (see
vile ) +
pendere to consider]
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vilipend Past participle: vilipendedGerund: vilipendingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative vilipend vilipend
Present I vilipend you vilipend he/she/it vilipends we vilipend you vilipend they vilipend
Preterite I vilipended you vilipended he/she/it vilipended we vilipended you vilipended they vilipended
Present Continuous I am vilipending you are vilipending he/she/it is vilipending we are vilipending you are vilipending they are vilipending
Present Perfect I have vilipended you have vilipended he/she/it has vilipended we have vilipended you have vilipended they have vilipended
Past Continuous I was vilipending you were vilipending he/she/it was vilipending we were vilipending you were vilipending they were vilipending
Past Perfect I had vilipended you had vilipended he/she/it had vilipended we had vilipended you had vilipended they had vilipended
Future I will vilipend you will vilipend he/she/it will vilipend we will vilipend you will vilipend they will vilipend
Future Perfect I will have vilipended you will have vilipended he/she/it will have vilipended we will have vilipended you will have vilipended they will have vilipended
Future Continuous I will be vilipending you will be vilipending he/she/it will be vilipending we will be vilipending you will be vilipending they will be vilipending
Present Perfect Continuous I have been vilipending you have been vilipending he/she/it has been vilipending we have been vilipending you have been vilipending they have been vilipending
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been vilipending you will have been vilipending he/she/it will have been vilipending we will have been vilipending you will have been vilipending they will have been vilipending
Past Perfect Continuous I had been vilipending you had been vilipending he/she/it had been vilipending we had been vilipending you had been vilipending they had been vilipending
Conditional I would vilipend you would vilipend he/she/it would vilipend we would vilipend you would vilipend they would vilipend
Past Conditional I would have vilipended you would have vilipended he/she/it would have vilipended we would have vilipended you would have vilipended they would have vilipended
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. vilipend - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"deflate ,
puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
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