English verb: vilipend | |||
1. | vilipend (communication) belittle | ||
Samples | The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts. | ||
Synonyms | deprecate, depreciate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | belittle, disparage, pick at | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, puncture | ||