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derideth

derideth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deride.

Meaning of deride

Verb

deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)

  1. (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
    • Cicero beeing Augur, derideth the Auguries, and blames men for letting their actions relie vpon the voyce of a Crovve or a Davve.1610, Saint Augustine, “The Confessions of Such as Doe Worship Those Pagan Gods, from Their Owne Mouthes”, in J[ohn] H[ealey], transl., St. Augustine, of the Citie of God: […], [London]: […] George...
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.
    • Memorandum that about the year 1650 coffee and chocolate began to be frequently drunk in Oxon: and about 1655 a club was erected at Tilliard's where many pretended witts would meet and deride at others.1663 (date written), Anthony Wood, “166⅔ and 1663: 15 Car[olus] II: [atis] 31>”, in Andrew Clark, editor, The Life and Times of Anthony Wood, Antiquary, of Oxford, 1632–1695, Described by Himself […]...

Questions about derideth

What is derideth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Derideth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deride.

Words near derideth in the dictionary

  1. deridedst
  2. derider
  3. deriders
  4. derides
  5. deridest
  6. derideth
  7. deriding
  8. deridingly
  9. deridings
  10. DeRienzo
  11. DeRienzos

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