Vil'i-pĕnd, v. t.

v. t. [Lat. vilipendere, from vilis, vile, and pendere, to weigh, to value, It. vilipendere, Fr. vilipender, Sp. & Pg. vilipendiar.] To despise; to condemn; to slight. [Rare.]

That petulant volatility which is impatient of or vilipends the conversation and advice of seniors. W. Scott.