презирать

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣзирати (prězirati). By surface analysis, пре- (pre-) +‎ -зира́ть (-zirátʹ). See Proto-Slavic *zьrěti for more.

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презира́ть (prezirátʹimpf (perfective презре́ть)

  1. to despise, to hold in contempt
  2. to scorn, to disdain

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