despreciar

Meaning

to despise, to scorn

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34k
Hyphenated as
des‧pre‧ciar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/despɾeˈθjaɾ/
Etymology

From des- + preciar; compare Latin depretiāre (whence depreciar). Compare Portuguese desprezar, Italian disprezzare.

Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
desprezar

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