prezreti

1. formal (+ acc.) to scorn; to despise
   Prezreo je njihovu ponudu i otišao. — He scorned their offer and left.
   Narod je prezreo političara koji ga je prevario. — The people came to despise the politician who had deceived them.
2. (of fruit) to become overripe
   Kruške su prezrele dok smo bili na moru. — The pears got overripe while we were at the seaside.

In the sense "overripen" the adjective prezreo (prezrelo voće) is more common than the verb's other forms.