Originally derived from mata “eye,” the verb literally evokes repeatedly directing one’s gaze toward another. By conceptual extension, it denotes judging or regarding another person with contempt, disdain, or condescension.
USAGE
Pimatamat mo ako
You’re underestimating me.
Pimatamata niya yo ba’gong mga trbador.
He/She was belittling the new workers.
FIGURATIVE USE
Often describes subtle forms of social discrimination, arrogance, elitism, or intellectual superiority rather than literal looking.