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disparaged Explained

disparaged at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:

[dıs'perıdʒd]

Disparaged at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Disparage \Dis*par"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Disparaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparaging}.] [OF.
desparagier, F. d['e]parager, to marry unequally; pref. des-
(L. dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal,
peer. See {Peer}.]
1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal
marriage. [Obs.]

Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul
disparaged be. --Chaucer.

2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to
lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak
slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.

Those forbidding appearances which sometimes
disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. --Bp.
Atterbury.

Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
--Milton.

Syn: To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen;
vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade;
debase. See {Decry}.

disparaged at English (WD) Of Explained:

==English==

Verb

disparaged
  • Inter: past of » disparage

  • Translation: de » disparaged
    Translation: fa » disparaged
    Translation: fr » disparaged
    Translation: mg » disparaged
    Translation: my » disparaged
    Translation: vi » disparaged