Despise

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Despise
Author: Noah Webster

DESPISE, .v.t.

1. To contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have the lowest opinion of.

Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov 1.

Else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Mat 6.

2. To abhor.

Contents:

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options

Title: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options

Title: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Despise," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed January 19, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9F6QFKF69YBL3AE.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Despise." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 19 Jan. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9F6QFKF69YBL3AE.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Despise' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 19 January 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9F6QFKF69YBL3AE.