slight (v.) Copy link Outline 1. neglĭgo, lexi, ctum, 3 (not to heed)2. despĭcio, 33. contemno, psi, ptum, 3 (stronger than Eng.)4. praetĕreo, 4, irr. (to pass over and take no notice of)5. expr. by circuml., nullo (levi) momento aestimare; parvi facere; nullius momenti habere • slight (v.): 1. neglĭgo, lexi, ctum, 3 (not to heed): to s. any one's orders, imperium alicujus n., Caes. B. G. 5, 7: v. to neglect, disregard. 2. despĭcio, 3: v. to despise. 3. contemno, psi, ptum, 3 (stronger than Eng.): to think oneself s.'d, looked down upon ..., contemni, despici se putare, Cic. Sen. 18, 65: not to be s.'d as a speaker, non contemnendus in dicendo, id. Br. 77, fin. 4. praetĕreo, 4, irr. (to pass over and take no notice of): cf. Cic. Pl. 3, 8, (populus) solet nonnunquam dignos praeterire (i. e. suffragiis, not to elect them): Ov. 5. expr. by circuml., nullo (levi) momento aestimare; parvi facere; nullius momenti habere: v. to value.