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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISPARAGE, v.t.
1. To marry one to another of inferior condition or rank; to dishonor by an unequal match or marriage, against the rules of decency.
2. To match unequally; to injure or dishonor by union with something of inferior excellence.
3. To injure or dishonor by a comparison with something of less value or excellence.
4. To treat with contempt; to undervalue; to lower in rank or estimation; to vilify; to bring reproach on; to reproach; to debase by words or actions; to dishonor.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant: blandish, flatter]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-aged; -aging) Etymology: Middle English, to degrade by marriage below one's class, disparage, from Anglo-French desparager to marry below one's class, from des- dis- + parage equality, lineage, from per peer Date: 14th century 1. to lower in rank or reputation ; degrade 2. to depreciate by indirect means (as invidious comparison) ; speak slightingly about Synonyms: see decry • disparagement noun • disparager noun • disparaging adjective • disparagingly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 speak slightingly of; depreciate. 2 bring discredit on. Derivatives: disparagement n. disparagingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desparagier marry unequally (as DIS-, parage equality of rank ult. f. L par equal)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(disparages, disparaging, disparaged) If you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. (FORMAL) ...Larkin's tendency to disparage literature. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Depreciate, decry, belittle, undervalue, underrate, underestimate, run down, detract from, derogate from. 2. Asperse, reproach, traduce, defame, vilify, reflect upon, inveigh against, speak ill of.

Moby Thesaurus

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