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contemn
contemn
v
OFr < L.
contemnere
, slight, scorn, disdain, despise < Gk.
τέμνειν
, to judge.
Despise; scorn; slight; underestimate; consider useless; hold in contempt; view as having little value; [word play on “condemn”] refuse; cast away.