Contemn Definition

kən-tĕm
contemns
verb
contemns
To treat or think of with contempt; scorn.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Contemn

  • Middle English contempnen to slight from Latin contemnere com- intensive pref. com– temnere to despise

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French contemner, from Latin contemnere (“to scorn”). See also contempt.

    From Wiktionary

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