disparaged

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disparaged - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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