dēspiciō ēxī, ectus, ere
de + specio,
to look down upon
: de vertice montis in vallīs,
O.: colles, quā despici poterat,
in the range of view
, Cs.— With
acc
, (some read dispicio in these passages): gentīs et urbīs:
aethere summo mare, V.: omne nemus,
O.—Fig.,
to be inattentive, be off guard
: simul atque ille despexerit.—With
acc,
to look down upon, despise, disdain
: omnīs: a populo
R. despici: divitias: ignobilitatem Iugurthae, S.: despectā paucitate impetum faciunt, Cs.:
neque ullum laborem despiciens,
refusing
, Cs.: Despectus tibi sum,
V.: homines despecti: huic despecto saluti fuit,
N.—
To disparage, express contempt for
: Caesaris copias, Cs.
