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spurn



Pronunciation: (spûrn), [key]
—v.t.
1. to reject with disdain; scorn.
2. to treat with contempt; despise.
3. to kick or trample with the foot.

—v.i.
to show disdain or contempt; scorn something.

—n.
1. disdainful rejection.
2. contemptuous treatment.
3. a kick.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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