Disparage

  • 41Disparaging — 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.… …

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  • 42derogate from — Disparage, detract from, take something from, be derogatory of or to, lessen, diminish, compromise, be hostile to …

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  • 43disparagement — disparage ► VERB ▪ regard or represent as being of little worth; scorn. DERIVATIVES disparagement noun disparaging adjective. ORIGIN Old French desparagier marry someone of unequal rank , from Latin par equal …

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  • 44disparaging — disparage ► VERB ▪ regard or represent as being of little worth; scorn. DERIVATIVES disparagement noun disparaging adjective. ORIGIN Old French desparagier marry someone of unequal rank , from Latin par equal …

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  • 45depreciate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. disparage, derogate, discredit, belittle, cheapen, slump, fall, rundown (inf.), knock (sl.). See detraction, cheapness, decrease. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To decline in value or quantity] Syn. devalue,… …

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  • 46Decried — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… …

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  • 47Decry — De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to… …

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  • 48Decrying — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… …

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  • 49belittle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. run down, disparage, deprecate. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lower, disparage, decry, deprecate, depreciate; see also depreciate 2 . See Synonym Study at depreciate . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 50κατασμικρίζοντα — κατασμικρίζω disparage pres part act neut nom/voc/acc pl κατασμικρίζω disparage pres part act masc acc sg κατασμικρίζω disparage pres part act neut nom/voc/acc pl κατασμικρίζω disparage pres part act masc acc sg …

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