contemn

Thanks, Doc, I'd never noticed before. I always thought it was condemn.

From http://www.dictionary.com

con·temn (kn-tm)
tr.v. con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns
To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.

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[Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise.]