vilipend

US: (vil′ə pend′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vil•i•pend  (vil′ə pend′), v.t. 

1. to regard or treat as of little value or account.
2. to vilify;
   depreciate.

• Late Latin vīlipendere, equivalent. to Latin vīli(s) cheap (see vile) + pendere to consider (see pensive)
• late Middle English 1425–75

vil′i•pend′er, n.