verbdē-spernoDE-SPERNO☆ KeepMeaningto despise greatly, disdainLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879DESPERNOLEWIS & SHORTDESPERNOdē-sperno, ĕre, I. v. a., to despise greatly, disdain: opes, Col. poët. 10, 298.Read the whole entry