vilipendere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vilipendere, from a misreading of Latin ni(hi)lī pendere (literally not consider at all), influenced by vīlificō (to make of little value).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Further reading

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