slight ent (slitn)

t. [ It is an odious wisdom to blaspheme, Much more to slighten or deny their powers. B. Jonson, Sejanus, v. 10. She, as 'tis said, Slight ens his love, and he abandons hers. Ford, 'Tis Pity, iv. 2. slighter (sli'ter), n. [ slight1 , v., + -er1.] One who slights or neglects. It must omit Real nece ities, and give way the while To unstable slightne . Shak ., Cor., iii. 1. 148.