con·temn (k n-t m )tr.v. con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise. [Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise.] con·temn er (-tmr, -tmnr) n. |
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