Contemn (verb)
Pronunciation: [kên-'tem]
Definition: To view with contempt; despise.
Usage: An endangered verb used far less widely than the noun, contempt, derived from it.
Suggested Usage: Give "hate" and "despise" a rest and try "I contemn everything he stands for," carefully articulating the "t". "Mary contemns the way her neighbors reduplicate her garden in theirs."
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