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. [Middle English vilipenden, from Old French vilipender, from Latin vīlipendere : vīlis, worthless; see wes-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + pendere, to consider, weigh; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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