contemnit

Dictionary entries

• contemno, contemnere, contempsi, contemptus:

  Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = think little of; look down on, take poor view of; pay no heed/disregard/slight;; treat with/hold in contempt, scorn, disdain; despise; keep away from, avoid;

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  sg. pres. act. ind. 3rd