disparage

[Dis*parĀ·age]

If you haven't got anything nice to say, then it's time to disparage someone. It means to belittle or degrade a person or idea.

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To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.

Verb
express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts"


v. t.
To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.

v. t.
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.

n.
Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.


Disparage

Dis*par"age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparaged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disparaging .] [OF. desparagier, F. d'82parager, 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.
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.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
Syn. -- To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen; vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade; debase. See Decry.

Disparage

Dis"pa*rage` , n. Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dissuaded her from such a disparage.

To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.

Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

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Usage Examples

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise.

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