| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To regard with utter contempt and disdain: contemn, despise, disdain, scorn. Idioms: have no use for, look down on (or upon) . See RESPECT. 2. To make fun or make fun of: deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, twit. Chiefly British : quiz. Idioms: poke fun at. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT.
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