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What is the verb for despicable?

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despise
  1. To regard with contempt or scorn.
  2. To disregard or ignore.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. abhor, detest, loathe, hate, execrate, dislike, abominate, scorn, deplore, disrelish, disdain, contemn, eschew, revile, misprize, shrink from, find intolerable, be repelled by, look down on, regard with contempt, be allergic to, not be able to bear, feel contempt for, have a down on, feel contempt, not be able to stand, not be able to stomach, have no use for, disfavour, disfavor, regard with disgust, mislike, disapprove, frown on, have an aversion to, object to, recoil from, condemn, reprove, disapprove of, resent, have it in for, spurn, deprecate, shudder at, disesteem, shun, take exception to, discountenance, be unable to bear … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “As work began on the three-volume biography, its writer began to despise his subject.”
      “You must be unselfish and kind, even when you are strong enough to despise the wishes of your neighbors.”
      “He edits a well-known Bombay paper that we all pretend to despise, but that we all read.”
despect
  1. (archaic) To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
despised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of despise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. did not like, abhorred, detested, disfavored, disliked, loathed, disapproved of, had a dislike for, had a distaste for, had an aversion to, execrated, hated, abominated, scorned, disrelished, disdained, deplored, disfavoured, found intolerable, regarded with disgust, had no use for, frowned on, misliked, disapproved, objected to, recoiled from, looked down on, spurned, disesteemed, condemned, reproved, shuddered at, had it in for, resent, resented, discountenanced, deprecated, shunned, regarded with contempt, looked askance at, felt aversion to, frowned upon, not taken kindly to, not appreciated, found unacceptable, opposed, reviled, contemned, eschewed, felt aversion towards … more
despising
  1. present participle of despise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. abhorring, detesting, loathing, hating, execrating, disliking, abominating, scorning, deploring, disrelishing, disdaining, contemning, eschewing, reviling, misprizing, shrinking from, finding intolerable, looking down on, regarding with contempt, feeling contempt for, having a down on, feeling contempt, having no use for, disfavouring, disfavoring, regarding with disgust, misliking, disapproving, frowning on, having an aversion to, objecting to, recoiling from, spurning, condemning, disesteeming, reproving, resenting, disapproving of, deprecating, having it in for, shuddering at, shunning, taking exception to, discountenancing, taking a dim view of, opposing, frowning upon, not appreciating, not taking kindly to, finding unacceptable … more
despects
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despect.
despises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. abhors, detests, loathes, hates, execrates, dislikes, abominates, scorns, deplores, disrelishes, disdains, contemns, eschews, reviles, misprizes, shrinks from, finds intolerable, looks down on, regards with contempt, feels contempt for, has a down on, feels contempt, has no use for, disfavours, disfavors, regards with disgust, mislikes, disapproves, frowns on, has an aversion to, objects to, recoils from, spurns, condemns, disesteems, reproves, resents, disapproves of, deprecates, has it in for, shudders at, shuns, takes exception to, discountenances, takes a dim view of, opposes, frowns upon, not appreciates, finds unacceptable, looks askance at … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Having read that she despises interviews, I'm not surprised when she delays ours as long as possible by asking me loads of questions.”
      “I am one of those who despises the nastiness no matter where it comes from.”
      “You can't help but love that angry loner who absolutely despises Christmas.”
despiseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise
despisest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of despise
despected
  1. simple past tense and past participle of despect.
despecting
  1. present participle of despect.
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