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Deride — De*ride , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de + rid?re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deride — de|ride [dıˈraıd] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: deridere, from ridere to laugh ] to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless = ↑mock ▪ You shouldn t deride their efforts. deride sb as… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ride — Synonyms and related words: Sunday drive, abut on, aggravate, airing, annoy, auto, badger, bait, bamboozle, banter, be at, be based on, bear on, bedevil, beset, bestraddle, bestride, bicycle, bike, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bully, bullyrag … Moby Thesaurus
ride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. drive, tour, journey, travel; jog, gallop, trot, etc.; cycle, pedal. v. t. be borne; sit (a horse); mount, straddle; tease, harass. See support, travel, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drive,… … English dictionary for students
ride — v 1.(all in reference to animals) sit on, manage, mount, bestride, perch on, sit on top of; be carried by, be borne along by, travel on. 2. motor, automobile, taxi; tour, travel, journey; float, body surf, Inf. surf, Inf. catch a wave, Inf. hang… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
deride — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scoff at, jeer, mock; see ridicule . See Synonym Study at ridicule . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [di RIDE] to laugh at; ridicule. Citizens of the nineteenth century would often deride the automobile.… … English dictionary for students
deride — Synonyms and related words: banter, be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, care nothing for, chaff, contemn, dare, despise, diminish, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, flout, get fresh, get… … Moby Thesaurus
deride — de|ride [ dı raıd ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they are stupid, unimportant, or useless … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deride — de·ride || dɪ raɪd v. mock, ridicule, sneer … English contemporary dictionary
deride — de·ride … English syllables
deride — de•ride [[t]dɪˈraɪd[/t]] v. t. rid•ed, rid•ing to laugh at in scorn or contempt; mock • Etymology: 1520–30; < L dērīdēre to mock =dē de +rīdēre to laugh de•rid′er, n. de•rid′ing•ly, adv. syn: See ridicule … From formal English to slang
