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ridere
Latin · ancient
"to laugh"
to laugh, combined with de- (down)
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deridere
Latin · ancient
"to laugh down at, to mock"
to laugh down at, to mock, from de- and ridere
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deride
English · 1500s
"to mock someone with scornful laughter"
settled as the English word for mocking someone with scornful laughter
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