v. t. [ L. vilipendere; vilis vile + pendere to weigh, to value: cf. F. vilipender. ] To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise. [ 1913 Webster ]

To vilipend the art of portrait painting. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Disesteem; slight; disparagement. [ R. ] E. Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]