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Postby Bailey » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:32 pm

de·spise(d-spz)
tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es
1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.
2. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.
3. To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.



[Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dspicere : d-, de- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]



de·spisal (-spzl) n.
de·spiser n.
Synonyms: despise, contemn, disdain, scorn, scout2
These verbs mean to regard with utter contempt: despises incompetence; contemned the dictator's actions; disdained my suggestion; scorns sentimentality; scouted simplistic explanations.
Antonym: esteem

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meaning #3 must be archaic usage because you almost never hear it outside of the KJV

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Postby sluggo » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:46 pm

despise (n.)
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Postby gailr » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:13 am

Two spies meet in a busy restaurant after they successfully slip into the U.S.

The first spy starts speaking in Farsi. The second shushes him quickly and whispers: "Don't blow our cover. You're in America now...speak Spanish."

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Postby Perry » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:03 am

de·spise(d-spz)
tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es
1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.
2. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.
3. To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.
spise
tr.v. spised, spising, spises
1. To hold in high regard: Spised all brave souls and the circumspect.
2. To like intensely: Spised the temperate climate and the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.
3. To regard as meriting one's interest or concern: Spised the contractor's safety manual.

Take the above with a grain of salt. It is excerpted from a dictionary and grammer edited by Ricky Ricardo. 8)
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Postby sluggo » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:04 pm

In Play:
Mine eyes spise the despised spies' pies...
Take the above with a grain of salt. It is excerpted from a dictionary and grammer edited by Ricky Ricardo. 8)
Was that from the episode where RR and Fred examine uncouth?

pps to Gailr: hee hee
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