CONTEMN


Meaning of CONTEMN in English

[ kən'tɛm ]

■ verb archaic treat or regard with contempt.

Derivatives

~er -'tɛmə , -'tɛmnə noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~ere , from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere 'despise'.

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