contemn

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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Poor thou marriedst my Louise; I therefore believe thou dost  love her; and let not the remembrance of her mother ever induce thee to slight or contemn her.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.

Surely all this was enough to make one despair and contemn the whole idea of intercourse with spirits… But Jessie suddenly became aware of a basic illogicality in her position.

From Across the Stream by Benson, Edward Frederic

I would fain have persuaded him that it was a wild scheme; but he was a soldier, gentlemen, and accustomed to contemn all dangers.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)