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Disparaged
(gcide) | 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.]
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Alas! that any of my nation
Should ever so foul disparaged be. --Chaucer.
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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.
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Those forbidding appearances which sometimes
disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. --Bp.
Atterbury.
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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.
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