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despise (v.)
c. 1300, from Old French
despis-
, present participle stem of
despire
"to despise," from Latin
despicere
"look down on, scorn," from
de-
"down" (see
de-
) +
spicere
/
specere
"look at" (see
scope
(n.1)). Related:
Despised
;
despising
.
