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con·temn

contemn

 
pronunciation:
kn tem
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: contemns, contemning, contemned
definition: to view or treat with contempt; despise; loathe.
similar words:
despise, disdain, scorn
derivation: contemnible (adj.)