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Definition of: spurn
(spûrn) v.t.
1. To reject with disdain; refuse contemptuously; scorn.
2. To strike with the foot; kick.
—v.i.
3. To reject something with disdain. See synonyms under SCORN.
—noun The act of spurning; also, a kick. [OE spurnan kick, reject]
—spurn′er noun
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