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 | ||