Dictionary
spurn
Meaning
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- To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
- To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
- To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)
- (obsolete) To kick or toss up the heels.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spɜːn/
Cognate with German
anspornen
Cognate with Latin
spernō
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