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1. express contempt about (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. reject with contempt - She spurned his advances • Syn: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, disdain, turn down • Derivationally related forms: turndown (for: turn down), scorner (for: scorn), spurner (for: spurn), rejective (for: reject), reject (for: reject) • Hypernyms: refuse, decline • Hyponyms: rebuff, snub, repel • Verb Group: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline, turn away • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody
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