desprezar

From Old Portuguese despreçar, des- +‎ preçar, from preciar (“to price, to hold dear”), from Latin pretium (“price”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”); or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *dispretiāre. Compare English depreciate, also Spanish despreciar, Italian disprezzare.

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pɾe.ˈza(ɻ)/

desprezar (first-person singular present indicative desprezo, past participle desprezado)

1. to despise (regard with contempt or scorn)

   Synonyms: aviltar, menosprezar, rebaixar

   Antonyms: adorar, gostar

2. to ignore

   Synonyms: desconsiderar, ignorar

   Antonyms: levar em conta, prezar