to spit upon in contempt

  • 1To spit upon — Spit Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to… …

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  • 2Spit — Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to treat… …

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  • 3To spit on — Spit Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to… …

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  • 4efengespittan — wv/t1a to spit upon; Esp., to spit upon in contempt; Poet., in a harsh and undignified figure, = conspergere, to besprinkle, to cover over; Neutr., to spit out much, to spit [conspuere] …

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  • 5con|spue — «kuhn SPYOO», transitive verb, spued, spu|ing. to spit upon in contempt; assail publicly with demonstrations of contempt. ╂[< Latin conspuere < com with + spuere spit] …

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  • 6Spitting — or expectoration is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. It is normally considered rude and a social taboo in many parts of the world, though spitting can still be occasionally observed in some places. It is… …

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  • 9hate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Intense dislike Nouns 1. hate, hatred, abhorrence, loathing; disaffection, disfavor; alienation, estrangement, coolness; enmity, hostility, animosity, resentment; spite, despite, bad blood; malice (see… …

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  • 10spurn — v 1. reject, refuse, repudiate, turn away, cast out, cast aside, turn down Sl. give thumbs down to, slam the door in [m1] [s.o. s] face; scorn, slur, rebuff, disregard, ignore, snub; brush off, cut Inf. give [s.o.] the cold shoulder Inf. cold… …

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