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derideo

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Etymology

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    From dē- + rīdeō (laugh; ridicule).

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    Verb

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    dērīdeō (present infinitive dērīdēre, perfect active dērīsī, supine dērīsum); second conjugation

    1. to laugh at, mock, make fun of, deride
      • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61:
        Niceros delectatus affabilitate amici: "Omne me, inquit, lucrum transeat, nisi iam dudum gaudimonio dissilio, quod te talem video. Itaque hilaria mera sint, etsi timeo istos scolasticos ne me rideant. Viderint: narrabo tamen, quid enim mihi aufert, qui ridet? satius est rideri quam derideri."
        Niceros was delighted by his friend's amiability and said, “May I never turn another penny if I am not ready to burst with joy at seeing you in such a good humour. Well, it shall be pure fun then, though I am afraid your clever friends will laugh at me. Still, let them; I will tell my story; what harm does a man's laugh do me? Being laughed at is more satisfactory than being sneered at.”

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    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: diridere (archaic, dialectal)

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    References

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    • derideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • derideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • derideo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to make sport of, rally a person: ludere, irridere, deridere aliquem